Vi*gnette" (?; 277), n. [F. vignette,
fr. vigne a vine. See Vine, and cf. Vinette.]
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.
Vi*gnette", v. t. To make, as an
engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading
away.
Vi*gnette" (?), n. A picture,
illustration, or depiction in words, esp. one of a small or dainty
kind.
Vi*gnette" (?; 277), n. [F. vignette,
fr. vigne a vine. See Vine, and cf. Vinette.]
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.
Vi*gnette", v. t. To make, as an
engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading
away.
Vi*gnette" (?), n. A picture,
illustration, or depiction in words, esp. one of a small or dainty
kind.
