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vignette

vig·nette

UK/vɪnˈjɛt/ US/viˈnjɛt/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

3.

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

Origin

First attested in 1751. From French vignette, diminutive of vigne (“vine”), from Latin vīnea, from vīnum (“wine”). Replaced earlier Middle English vynet.

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