单词 | vignette |
释义 | vignette —vignettist, n. /vin yet"/, n. , v. , vignetted, vignetting. n. 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. v.t. 6. Photog. to finish (a picture, photograph, etc.) in the manner of a vignette. [1745-55; < F: lit., little vine (see VINE, -ETTE); so called from vinelike decorations in early books] |
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