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VIGNETTE

1. A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture. 2. A decorative design, originally representing vine divisions or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position; hence, by extension, any little 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. Origin: F. Vignette, fr. Vigne a vine. See Vine, and cf. Vinette. To create, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away. Source: Websters Vocabulary
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