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vi•gnette
Pronunciation: (vin-yet'), [key]
—n., v., -gnet•ted, -gnet•ting.
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n.
1. a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter.
2. an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually at the edges so as to leave no definite line at the border.
3. a decorative design representing branches, leaves, grapes, or the like, as in a manuscript.
4. any small, pleasing picture or view.
5. a small, graceful literary sketch.
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v.t.
Photog.to finish (a picture, photograph, etc.) in the manner of a vignette.
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