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vignette

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Synonyms: vinette, vidette, niglette, vignettes, aigrette, dinette, minette, voguette, pianette, violette, vignetter

Antonyms: vinette, vidette, niglette, vignettes, aigrette, dinette, minette, voguette, pianette, violette, vignetter

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|architecture}} A running [[ornament]] consisting of [[leaves]] and [[tendril]]s, used in [[Gothic]] [[architecture]].
  2. {{lb|en|printing}} 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.
  3. {{lb|en|by extension}} Any small [[borderless]] [[picture]] in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which [[vanish]]es [[gradually]] at the edge.
  4. {{senseid|en|anecdote as portrayal}} {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[short story]] or [[anecdote]] that presents a [[scene]] or [[tableau]], or paints a picture.
  5. {{lb|en|philately}} The central pictorial image on a [[postage stamp]].
  6. {{lb|en|photography}} The characteristic of a camera [[lens]], either by deficiency in design or by mismatch of the lens with the film format, that produces an image smaller than the film's frame with a crudely focused border. Photographers may deliberately choose this characteristic for a special effect.
  7. {{lb|en|photography}} Any effect in a photographic picture where qualities vanish towards the edges.
  8. {{lb|en|computer graphics}} A hardware [[deficiency]] (even occurring in most expensive [[model]]s) of a [[computer]] [[display]] wherein the picture [[slant]]s towards a [[colour]] or [[brightness]] towards the [[edge]]s especially if viewed from an [[angle]].
  9. {{senseid|en|Q260866}} {{lb|en|automotive}} A small [[sticker]] affixed to a [[vehicle]] [[windscreen]] to indicate that [[toll]]s have been paid.

Verb

  1. To make, as an [[engraving]] or a [[photograph]], with a border or edge gradually fading away.

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