Vignette

n.	1.	(Arch.) 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; hence, by extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.
	3.	A picture, illustration, or depiction in words, esp. one of a small or dainty kind.
v. t.	1.	To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away.

Noun	1.	vignette - a brief literary description Synonyms: sketch
	2.	vignette - a photograph whose edges shade off gradually
	3.	vignette - a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)

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