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