[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


Phrases:

Origin:
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


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in vignette; also as an architectural term denoting a carved representation of a vine): from French, diminutive of vigne ‘vine’