Definition of vignette Vignette
/vɪnjɛˈt/ - [vinyet] - vi•gnette
We found 13 definitions of vignette from 4 different sources.
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What does vignette mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: vignettes |
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| vignette - a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books) | ||
| vignette - a photograph whose edges shade off gradually | ||
| vignette - a brief literary description | ||
| sketch | ||
| description sort or variety; "every description of book was there" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- vignette (Noun)
A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture. - vignette (Noun)
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. - vignette (Noun)
Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge. - vignette (Noun)
A short story that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture. - vignette (Noun)
The small picture on a postage stamp . - vignette (Verb)
To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge gradually fading away.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vignette (n.)
A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture. - vignette (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. - vignette (v. t.)
To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away.
