Definition of vignette
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
b
: the pictorial part of a postage stamp design as distinguished from the frame and lettering
2a
: a short descriptive literary sketch
b
: a brief incident or scene (as in a play or movie)
3
: a running ornament (as of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes) put on or just before a title page or at the beginning or end of a chapter
also
: a small decorative design or picture so placed
vignette
verb
vignetted; vignetting
Definition of vignette (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to finish (something, such as a photograph) like a vignette
2
: to describe briefly
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The first known use of vignette was in 1611
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