vignette

1. n. A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture. Source: opted

2. n. 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; hence, by extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge. Source: opted

3. v. t. To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away. Source: opted

4. n. a brief literary description Source: wordnet

5. n. a photograph whose edges shade off gradually Source: wordnet

6. n. a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books) Source: wordnet

7. 1. (Arch.) A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture. 2. 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; hence, by extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge. To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away. Source: webster

8. A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used inGothic architecture. Source: adambom

9. n:100 n. a photograph whose edges shade off gradually n. a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books) Source: ecdict

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