vignette

CEFRC1

/vɪnˈjɛt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A short description, story, or scene.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • Each vignette adds something distinct to the film.

  • A particular classroom incident, and the vignette I used to portray it, had a significant impact on the interpretative framework for my research into scientific literacy.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.

  2. A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.

  3. The central pictorial image on a postage stamp.

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In context

  • The centrality of this particular trope can been seen in the vignette adorning the opening page of Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert's Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonnée des sciences, des arts et des métiers (1751–1752).

  • In order to drive on Bulgarian roads outside Sofia you'll need to purchase a vignette which must be displayed in the windscreen.

  • Long minutes afterwards the sun disclosed itself, high above the earth's rim, over a vignetted bank of edgeless mist.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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