vignette

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[edit] Etymology

First attested in 1751. From French vignette, diminutive of vigne (vine) < Latin vīnea < vīnum (wine). Replaced earlier vinet.

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Singular
vignette

Plural
vignettes

vignette (plural vignettes)

  1. (architecture) A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.
  2. (printing) 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.
  3. (by extension) Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.
  4. (by extension) A short story that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture.
  5. The small picture on a postage stamp.

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Infinitive
to vignette

Third person singular
vignettes

Simple past
vignetted

Past participle
vignetted

Present participle
vignetting

to vignette (third-person singular simple present vignettes, present participle vignetting, simple past and past participle vignetted)

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

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[edit] Trivia

Vignette was the winning word at the 25th Scripps National Spelling Bee. [1]


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[edit] Noun

vignette f.

  1. Plural form of vignetta.
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