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1vignette

noun vi·gnette \vin-ˈyet, vēn-\

: a short written description

: a short scene in a movie or play

: a picture or engraving in a book

Full Definition of VIGNETTE

1
:  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
2
a :  a picture (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
3
a :  a short descriptive literary sketch
b :  a brief incident or scene (as in a play or movie)
vi·gnett·ist \-ˈye-tist\ noun
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Origin of VIGNETTE

French, from Middle French vignete, from diminutive of vigne vine — more at vine
First Known Use: 1611

Other Performing Arts Terms

diva, dramaturgy, loge, prestidigitation, proscenium, supernumerary, zany

2vignette

verb
vi·gnett·edvi·gnett·ing

Definition of VIGNETTE

transitive verb
1
:  to finish (as a photograph) like a vignette
2
:  to describe briefly
vi·gnett·er noun

First Known Use of VIGNETTE

1853

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