vignette

Etymology
First attested in 1751. From, diminutive of , from , from. Replaced earlier 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.
 * 2)  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)  Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.
 * 4)   A short story or anecdote that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture.
 * 5)  The central pictorial image on a postage stamp.
 * 6)  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)  Any effect in a photographic picture where qualities vanish towards the edges.
 * 8)  A hardware deficiency (even occurring in most expensive models) of a computer display wherein the picture slants towards a colour or brightness towards the edges especially if viewed from an angle.
 * 9)   A small sticker affixed to a vehicle windscreen to indicate that tolls have been paid.
 * 1)  The central pictorial image on a postage stamp.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3)  Any effect in a photographic picture where qualities vanish towards the edges.
 * 4)  A hardware deficiency (even occurring in most expensive models) of a computer display wherein the picture slants towards a colour or brightness towards the edges especially if viewed from an angle.
 * 5)   A small sticker affixed to a vehicle windscreen to indicate that tolls have been paid.
 * 1)   A small sticker affixed to a vehicle windscreen to indicate that tolls have been paid.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: винетка
 * Esperanto: vinjeto
 * Galician: viñeta
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 * Bulgarian: винетка
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 * Finnish: lyhyt kuvaus
 * German:, bildhafte Darstellung,
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 * Portuguese: vinhetagem


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 * Bulgarian: винетка
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Verb

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

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) image, illustration, motif
 * 1) image, illustration, motif