[vin-yet] 
noun, verb, -gnet⋅ted, -gnet⋅ting.| 1. | a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter. |
| 2. | an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually at the edges so as to leave no definite line at the border. |
| 3. | a decorative design representing branches, leaves, grapes, or the like, as in a manuscript. |
| 4. | any small, pleasing picture or view. |
| 5. | a small, graceful literary sketch. |
| 6. | Photography. to finish (a picture, photograph, etc.) in the manner of a vignette. |
| vi·gnet·ter (vĭn-yět'ər) n.
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