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单词 vignette
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vignette


vi·gnette

V0097800 (vĭn-yĕt′)n.1. A decorative design placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter of a book or along the border of a page.2. An unbordered picture, often a portrait, that shades off into the surrounding color at the edges.3. a. A short, usually descriptive literary sketch.b. A short scene or incident, as from a movie.tr.v. vi·gnet·ted, vi·gnet·ting, vi·gnettes 1. To provide (a photograph or image) with indistinct or fading edges.2. To describe in a brief way.
[French, from Old French, diminutive of vigne, vine (from the use of vine tendrils in decorative borders); see vine.]

vignette

(vɪˈnjɛt) n1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a small illustration placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a short graceful literary essay or sketch3. (Art Terms) a photograph, drawing, etc, with edges that are shaded off4. (Architecture) architect a carved ornamentation that has a design based upon tendrils, leaves, etc5. any small endearing scene, view, picture, etcvb (tr) 6. (Art Terms) to finish (a photograph, picture, etc) with a fading border in the form of a vignette7. a. to decorate with vignettesb. to portray in or as in a vignette[C18: from French, literally: little vine, from vigne vine; with reference to the vine motif frequently used in embellishments to a text] viˈgnettist n

vi•gnette

(vɪnˈyɛt)

n. 1. a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter. 2. an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually at the edges so as to leave no definite line at the border. 3. a decorative design representing branches, leaves, etc., as in a manuscript. 4. a. a short, graceful literary sketch. b. a brief, quietly touching or appealing scene or episode in a play, movie, or the like. [1745–55; < French: literally, little vine (see vine, -ette)] vi•gnet′tist, n.

vignette


Past participle: vignetted
Gerund: vignetting
Imperative
vignette
vignette
Present
I vignette
you vignette
he/she/it vignettes
we vignette
you vignette
they vignette
Preterite
I vignetted
you vignetted
he/she/it vignetted
we vignetted
you vignetted
they vignetted
Present Continuous
I am vignetting
you are vignetting
he/she/it is vignetting
we are vignetting
you are vignetting
they are vignetting
Present Perfect
I have vignetted
you have vignetted
he/she/it has vignetted
we have vignetted
you have vignetted
they have vignetted
Past Continuous
I was vignetting
you were vignetting
he/she/it was vignetting
we were vignetting
you were vignetting
they were vignetting
Past Perfect
I had vignetted
you had vignetted
he/she/it had vignetted
we had vignetted
you had vignetted
they had vignetted
Future
I will vignette
you will vignette
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you will vignette
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Future Perfect
I will have vignetted
you will have vignetted
he/she/it will have vignetted
we will have vignetted
you will have vignetted
they will have vignetted
Future Continuous
I will be vignetting
you will be vignetting
he/she/it will be vignetting
we will be vignetting
you will be vignetting
they will be vignetting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been vignetting
you have been vignetting
he/she/it has been vignetting
we have been vignetting
you have been vignetting
they have been vignetting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been vignetting
you will have been vignetting
he/she/it will have been vignetting
we will have been vignetting
you will have been vignetting
they will have been vignetting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been vignetting
you had been vignetting
he/she/it had been vignetting
we had been vignetting
you had been vignetting
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Conditional
I would vignette
you would vignette
he/she/it would vignette
we would vignette
you would vignette
they would vignette
Past Conditional
I would have vignetted
you would have vignetted
he/she/it would have vignetted
we would have vignetted
you would have vignetted
they would have vignetted
Thesaurus
Noun1.vignette - a brief literary descriptionsketchdescription - the act of describing something
2.vignette - a photograph whose edges shade off graduallyphoto, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
3.vignette - a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)sketch, study - preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"
Translations
VignetteZierleiste

vignette


vignette

1. a short graceful literary essay or sketch 2. a photograph, drawing, etc., with edges that are shaded off 3. Architect a carved ornamentation that has a design based upon tendrils, leaves, etc.

vignette

1. A drawing that is shaded off gradually into the surrounding background so as to leave no definite line at the border. See also: Design drawing2. A French design for an iron balconet, used as a protection at window openings.

vignette

[vin′yet] (graphic arts) To lighten the edges of a photograph or a halftone illustration so it gradually disappears into the surrounding white of the paper, leaving no sharp edge.

vinette, trayle, vignette

vinette An ornament of running vine scrolls with grape clusters and leafwork.

Vignette


Vignette

A symbol or pictorial representation of the corporation on a stock certificate. Usually a complicated and artistic design, it is meant to make the counterfeiting of stock certificates as difficult as possible.

Vignette

A picture or symbol on a stock certificate or unit of cash that is difficult to copy, making counterfeiting less likely. For example, the dollar bill has a picture of George Washington on the front and a number of other symbols. These are all vignettes.

vignette


  • noun

Synonyms for vignette

noun a brief literary description

Synonyms

  • sketch

Related Words

  • description

noun a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

Related Words

  • photo
  • photograph
  • pic
  • exposure
  • picture

noun a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)

Related Words

  • sketch
  • study
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