单词 | vignette |
释义 | Word Frequency vignette(vɪˈnjɛt) noun 1. a small illustration placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter 2. a short graceful literary essay or sketch 3. a photograph, drawing, etc, with edges that are shaded off 4. architecture a carved ornamentation that has a design based upon tendrils, leaves, etc 5. any small endearing scene, view, picture, etc verb (transitive) 6. to finish (a photograph, picture, etc) with a fading border in the form of a vignette 7. a. to decorate with vignettes b. to portray in or as in a vignette Derived forms vignettist (viˈgnettist) noun Word origin C18: from French, literally: little vine, from vigne vine; with reference to the vine motif frequently used in embellishments to a text |
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