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noun
A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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noun
Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
A short story or anecdote that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: account, anecdote, depiction, portrayal, representation
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noun
The central pictorial image on a postage stamp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
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noun
The characteristic of a camera lens, either by deficiency in design or by mismatch of the lens with the film format, that produces an image smaller than the film's frame with a crudely focused border. Photographers may deliberately choose this characteristic for a special effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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noun
Any effect in a photographic picture where qualities vanish towards the edges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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noun
A hardware deficiency (even occurring in most expensive models) of a computer display wherein the picture slants towards a colour or brightness towards the edges especially if viewed from an angle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
A small sticker affixed to a vehicle windscreen to indicate that tolls have been paid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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verb
To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge gradually fading away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sketch, study
noun
a photograph whose edges shade off gradually
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic
noun
a brief literary description
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sketch
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Broader terms: description
History
First attested in 1751. From French vignette, diminutive of vigne (“vine”), from Latin vīnea, from vīnum (“wine”). Replaced earlier Middle English vynet.
Across languages
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
