1. A brief literary description
   "The book was a collection of vignettes about life in the countryside";
   - sketch
    
2. A photograph whose edges shade off gradually
   "The portrait was edited to have a soft vignette effect"
    
3. A small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)
   "Each chapter opened with a charming vignette"

1. Make (an engraving or photograph) with a border or edge that gradually fades away
   "The photographer vignetted the portrait to create a dreamy effect"

Derived forms: vignetted, vignettes, vignetting

Type of: description, exposure, photo, photograph, pic [informal], piccy [informal], picture, sketch, study

Encyclopedia: Vignette