vi·gnette  (vĭn-yět') 
n. A decorative design placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter of a book or along the border of a page. An unbordered picture, often a portrait, that shades off into the surrounding color at the edges. A short, usually descriptive literary sketch. A short scene or incident, as from a movie.
tr.v.
vi·gnet·ted, vi·gnet·ting, vi·gnettes
To soften the edges of (a picture) in vignette style. To describe in a brief way.
[French, from Old French, diminutive of vigne, vine (from the use of vine tendrils in decorative borders); see vine.] |
