French Meaning of vignette

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Definitions and Meaning of vignette in English

Wordnet

vignette (n)

a brief literary description

a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)

Webster

vignette (n.)

A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.

A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position; hence, by extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.

A picture, illustration, or depiction in words, esp. one of a small or dainty kind.

Webster

vignette (v. t.)

To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away.

FAQs About the word vignette

vignette

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