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vi·gnette / vinˈyet/ • n. 1. a brief evocative description, account, or episode. 2. a small illustration or portrait photograph that fades into its background without a definite border. ∎ a small ornamental design filling a space in a book or carving, typically based on foliage. • v. [tr.] portray (someone) in the style of a vignette. ∎ produce (a photograph) in the style of a vignette by softening or shading away the edges of the subject. DERIVATIVES: vi·gnet·tist / -ˈyetist/ n. |
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"vignette." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vignette." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vignette.html "vignette." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vignette.html |
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vignette. Term now most commonly applied to an illustration or design (especially a photograph) that fades into the space around it without a definite border. It is also applied to any small illustration placed at the beginning or end of a chapter or book, to fill up a space, and to foliage ornament (French: vigne, ‘vine’) in a manuscript, book, or decorative carving. Vignettes at the beginning of a chapter are sometimes called headpieces and those at the end tailpieces (a type particularly associated with Bewick).
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IAN CHILVERS. "vignette." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "vignette." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-vignette.html IAN CHILVERS. "vignette." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-vignette.html |
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vignette, an ornamental design on a blank space in a book, especially at the beginning or end of a chapter, of small size, and unenclosed in a border. The word is a diminutive of the Fr. vigne, a vine; originally meaning an ornament of leaves and tendrils. It is now, by extension, used for any miniature work, visual, verbal, or musical.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "vignette." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "vignette." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-vignette.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "vignette." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-vignette.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "vignette." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "vignette." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-vignette.html T. F. HOAD. "vignette." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-vignette.html |
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "vignette." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "vignette." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-vignette.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "vignette." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-vignette.html |
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"vignette." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vignette." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-vignette.html "vignette." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-vignette.html |
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