vignette
vignette
(vɪˈnjɛt
) noun
1 a small illustration placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter
2 a short graceful literary essay or sketch
3 a photograph, drawing, etc, with edges that are shaded off
4 architecture a carved ornamentation that has a design based upon tendrils, leaves, etc
5 any small endearing scene, view, picture, etc
▷ verb (transitive)
6 to finish (a photograph, picture, etc) with a fading border in the form of a vignette
7
a to decorate with vignettes
b to portray in or as in a vignette
[C18: from French, literally: little vine, from vigne vine; with reference to the vine motif frequently used in embellishments to a text]
> viˈgnettist
noun
