vignette

Definition of vignette

Nouns

a brief literary description
Synonyms:
sketch
Type of:
description
the act of describing something
a photograph whose edges shade off gradually
Type of:
exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture
a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)
Type of:
sketch, study
preliminary drawing for later elaboration

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