vignette

(vĭn-yĕt')
n.

1. A decorative design placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter of a book or along the border of a page.
2. An unbordered picture, often a portrait, that shades off into the surrounding color at the edges.
3. 1. A short, usually descriptive literary sketch.
   2. A short scene or incident, as from a movie.

tr.v., -gnet·ted, -gnet·ting, -gnettes.

1. To soften the edges of (a picture) in vignette style.
2. 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.]

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1. Illustration, photograph, or halftone print in which the outer edge or background gradually and irregularly fades off until it blends into the unprinted paper.

2. Camera lens covering that will fade off the edges or background of a camera shot.

3. Technique used in commercial production where several situations that emphasize the qualities of a product are shown in rapid sequence. Each situation shows a scene of people enjoying the product as they enjoy life, sometimes accompanied by lively music.

4. Small drawing or illustration that appears in the body text of an advertisement.

vignette [vin‐yet], any brief composition or self‐contained passage, usually a descriptive prose sketch, essay, or short story. The term also refers to a kind of decorative design sometimes found at the beginning or end of a chapter in a book; these were often based on vine‐leaves.

An ornament of running vine scrolls with grape clusters and leafwork.

vinette

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vinette

1. See trail.

2. Low ornamental metal railing on a window-cill or balconet, to prevent flower-pots, etc., from falling.

IN BRIEF: A photograph that fades away into the background. Also: A short description of an event.

The famous author wrote a short vignette about one important day during the trip.

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An illustrative design on a package. According to regulations, the vignette is a representation of the makeup of the product inside. Example: If the vignette on the package indicates that there are lemons, oranges, and cherries, then characteristics of each of those three ingredients should be contained in the profile of the flavor. If the product is natural, then natural components must be present. This is cited in CFR Title 21. If the product is an artificial product, the company must be able to show that it is using either (1) a flavor mixture with each of the attributable notes or (2) each of the individual flavors that have some aromatics that characterize the pictured foods. See Food, Regulations.

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A grid fault in x-ray technology causing areas of peripheral underexposure.

For a list of words related to vignette, see:

• Kinds of Paintings - vignette: small, decorative painting used at intervals in a book
• Devices, Techniques, and Elements - vignette: brief incident, scene, or story
• Tools and Techniques - vignette: photograph gradually lightened or darkened at its edges to leave no definite line at border

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vignet
v. tr. - opridse, opramme

Nederlands (Dutch)
sierlijke illustratie, kort (e) verhaal/scène/ karakterschets, afbeelding die aan de randen vervaagt, afbeelding op postzegel, decoratie (van blaadjes etc.), embleem, aan de randen vervagen, kort beschrijven

Français (French)
n. - vignette, (Cin, Littérat, Théât) tableau, (Phot) photographie aux bords estompés, (Art) tableau aux bords estompés
v. tr. - (Art) estomper les bords d'un tableau, décrire brièvement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Skizze, Vignette
v. - eine Skizze von jmdm. machen, vignettieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (τυπογρ.) ζωγραφικό κόσμημα κεφαλίδας, βινιέτα
v. - φτιάχνω, ζωγραφίζω με βινιέτα

Italiano (Italian)
vignetta, fregio, scrivere una vignetta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vinheta (f) (Tip., Des., Fot.), esboço literário (fig.)
v. - fazer ou gravar vinhetas

Русский (Russian)
виньетка, маленький рассказ, краткий эпизод

Español (Spanish)
n. - viñeta, estampa, ilustración esfumada
v. tr. - hacer una viñeta de, describir en miniatura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vinjett, karaktärsskiss (fig.)
v. - skissera ngn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
装饰图案, 小插图, 把...印放为虚光照

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 裝飾圖案, 小插圖
v. tr. - 把...印放為虛光照

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (장머리, 장끝 등의) 장식 무늬, 비네트 (배경을 흐리게 한 상반신의 사진), 삽화
v. tr. - 가장자리를 흐리게 처리하다, 단순하게 묘사하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小さなカット, ビネット

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نقش صغير, رسم زخرفي صغير في صفحات كتاب, صورة نصفيه تتلاشى الظلال خلفها تدريجيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסה תיאורית או שרטוט דמות קצרים, סיפור-מקרה קצר במחזה, סרט וכו', איור או קישוט בייחוד בעמוד-השער של ספר, צילום או דיוקן על רקע מוצלל בהדרגה‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה דיוקן בסגנון זה, הצליל רקע של צילום או דיוקן‬

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