viˇgnette
(v
n-y
t
)
KEY
NOUN:
- A decorative design placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter of a book or along the border of a page.
- An unbordered picture, often a portrait, that shades off into the surrounding color at the edges.
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- A short, usually descriptive literary sketch.
- A short scene or incident, as from a movie.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
viˇgnetˇted
,
viˇgnetˇting
,
viˇgnettes
- To soften the edges of (a picture) in vignette style.
- To describe in a brief way.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Old French, diminutive of
vigne,
vine (from the use of vine tendrils in decorative borders) ; see
vine
