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
verbvignetted; 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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