vignette

noun

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vi·gnette | \ vin-ˈyet

, vēn- \

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)

transitive verb

1 : to finish (something, such as a photograph) like a vignette

2 : to describe briefly

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Examples of vignette in a Sentence

Noun The play's program features a little vignette about each member of the cast. The film is a series of vignettes about living with cancer.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The vignette representing the oval Diplomatic Reception Room, for example, includes a huge photo of the circa-1834 wallpaper the restoration team salvaged from a house in Thurmont, Md., that was being demolished. — Washington Post, 4 May 2022 Never one to ignore his family, Legend included wife Chrissy Teigen in a video vignette and even said hello to his 3-year-old son, Miles, who was in attendance and flanked by his mom mid-song. — Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com, 23 Apr. 2022 The most recent proof that Sony wants the audience to connect Morbius to Spider-Man comes in the form of a vignette that Sony just posted on YouTube to promote the upcoming movie. — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Mar. 2022 The Health and Human Services’ Department’s Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, which largely regulates interoperability, helped coordinate the vignette featuring Donnie. — Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 20 Mar. 2022 The 75-minute vignette unfolds in real time, in an apartment positioned in the venue like an island, floating in an abyss. — Ashley Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2022 For a vignette set in the 1760s as the British arrive in town, filmmaker Carrie LeZotte used playground equipment in downtown Franklin to stand in for a stagecoach. — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 11 Mar. 2022 It’s sometimes a one-liner, almost approaching a joke or a short vignette. — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2022 The vignette will offer a tribute to football and movies, and showcase many top movies involving the sport. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2022 See More

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