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vignetting Definition


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vignette
noun
    1. A decorative design on a book's title page, traditionally of vine leaves.
    2. A photographic portrait with the background deliberately faded.
    3. A short literary essay, especially one describing a person's character.
      Thesaurus: scenario, scene, sketch, novelette.
verb
    vignetted, vignetting
    1. To make a vignette of something or someone.
Derivative: vignettist
noun
    Etymology: 19c: French, meaning ‘little vine'.



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