vignette

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Etymology [edit]

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

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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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Verb [edit]

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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vignette f

  1. Plural form of vignetta