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Vignette

viːˈnjɛt

Vignette definitions

noun

Inflections:

vignette vignettes

a brief evocative description, account, or episode

"a classic vignette of embassy life"

Synonyms:
description portrayal representation depiction impression account story chronicle
a small illustration or portrait photograph which fades into its background without a definite border

Synonyms:
photograph photo studio portrait picture shot study still snap snapshot vignette
a small ornamental design filling a space in a book or carving, typically based on foliage

Synonyms:
picture design engraving etching lithograph silk screen linocut monoprint plate cut woodcut vignette

verb

Inflections:

vignette vignetted vignettes vignetting

portray (someone) in the style of a vignette
- produce (a photograph) in the style of a vignette by softening or shading away the edges of the subject
  
  "instructions had been sent to the shop to make a cropped, oval, vignetted copy of a family group portrait"