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vignette
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[vɪˈnjɛt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a brief evocative description, account, or episode
(e.g: a classic vignette of embassy life)
- a small illustration or portrait photograph which fades into its background without a definite border
- a small ornamental design filling a space in a book or carving, typically based on foliage
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Origin
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late Middle English (in vignette; also as an architectural term denoting a carved representation of a vine): from French, diminutive of vigne ‘vine’
[vɪˈnjɛt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- portray (someone) in the style of a vignette
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Origin
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late Middle English (in vignette; also as an architectural term denoting a carved representation of a vine): from French, diminutive of vigne ‘vine’
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