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vignette

Posted on July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by admin

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noun
1. a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. The little book is a collection of vignettes describing each small town the author visited as she traveled through France.

2. a decorative design or illustration at the beginning or end of a chapter or book, or on the border of a page.

3. a graphic representation, such as a drawing or photograph, that shades off at the edges so that it has no definite border.

transitive verb
1. to shade off at the edges (a drawing or photograph).

2. to give a brief description or characterization of; sketch.

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