vignette

vi·gnette  (vn-yt)

n.

1. A decorative design placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter of a book or along the border of a page.

2. An unbordered picture, often a portrait, that shades off into the surrounding color at the edges.

3.

a. A short, usually descriptive literary sketch.

b. A short scene or incident, as from a movie.

tr.v. vi·gnet·ted, vi·gnet·ting, vi·gnettes

1. To soften the edges of (a picture) in vignette style.

2. To describe in a brief way.

---

[French, from Old French, diminutive of vigne, vine (from the use of vine tendrils in decorative borders); see vine.]

---

vignette [vɪˈnjɛt]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a small illustration placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a short graceful literary essay or sketch

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a photograph, drawing, etc., with edges that are shaded off

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Architect a carved ornamentation that has a design based upon tendrils, leaves, etc.

5. any small endearing scene, view, picture, etc.

vb (tr)

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) to finish (a photograph, picture, etc.) with a fading border in the form of a vignette

2.

a.  to decorate with vignettes

b.  to portray in or as in a vignette

[from French, literally: little vine, from vigne vine; with reference to the vine motif frequently used in embellishments to a text]

vignettist  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vignette - a brief literary description sketch description - the act of describing something
	2.	vignette - a photograph whose edges shade off gradually photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
	3.	vignette - a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books) sketch, study - preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"

Translations

vignette [vɪˈnjet] N (Phot, Typ) → viñeta f; (= character sketch) → esbozo m en miniatura, esbocito m, estampa f

vignette [vɪˈnjɛt] n (résumé) → instantané m

vignette

n → Vignette f; (= character sketch) → Skizze f, → kurze und prägnante Darstellung

vignette [vɪˈnjɛt] n (description) → quadretto; (illustration in book) → illustrazione f (Art, Phot) → ritratto a mezzo busto su sfondo sfumato

---

vignette [vɪˈnjɛt] n (description) → quadretto; (illustration in book) → illustrazione f (Art, Phot) → ritratto a mezzo busto su sfondo sfumato