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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Noun [edit]
vignette (plural vignettes)
- (architecture) A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.
- (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.
- (by extension) Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.
- (by extension) A short story that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture.
- The small picture on a postage stamp.
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Translations [edit]
running ornament used in Gothic architecture
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decorative design at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book
small borderless picture in a book
short story
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Verb [edit]
vignette (third-person singular simple present vignettes, present participle vignetting, simple past and past participle vignetted)
- To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge gradually fading away.
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Italian [edit]
Noun [edit]
vignette f
- Plural form of vignetta
