vignette

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a brief literary description

Similar word(s): sketch

Definition categories: communication, description

2. a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

Definition categories: man–made, exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture

3. a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)

Definition categories: man–made, sketch, study

verb

1. To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge gradually fading away.