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vignette 1. a short graceful literary essay or sketch 2. a photograph, drawing, etc., with edges that are shaded off 3. Architect a carved ornamentation that has a design based upon tendrils, leaves, etc. vignette [vin′yet] (graphic arts) To lighten the edges of a photograph or a halftone illustration so it gradually disappears into the surrounding white of the paper, leaving no sharp edge. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Yet Irvine closes off beautifully, framing Hamlyn lying down in the basement in which the last segment was shown, her head on a leather pillow, vignetted by an ellipse of daylight. Above his mantelpiece, which is shown in a photograph in the book, hung many photographs of women, vignetted and framed as close-up portraits of their faces. Fatidic horse heads, vignetted in ovals at the corners, suggest military authority. |
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