vignette

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.5 Trivia 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: vĭn-yĕtʹ, IPA: /vɪnˈjɛt/, SAMPA: /vIn"yEt/
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• Rhymes: -ɛt

[edit] Noun

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.

[edit] Derived terms

• vignetter
• vignettist

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

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.

[edit] Derived terms

• vignetting

[edit] Trivia

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

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

vignette f.

1. Plural form of vignetta.