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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions vignette noun  A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture. A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position. By extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge. By further extension, a short story that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture. The small picture in the centre/center of a postage stamp. verb (vignett, ed) To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge gradually fading away. Etymology: vignetteFrench, vignette, diminutive of vigne, vine      Full Definition of vignette  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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