English-Thai Dictionary

vignette

N ภาพ ลวดลาย เล็กๆ  ภาพเขียน เล็กๆ  pab-luad-lai-lek-lek

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VIGNETTE, VIGNET

n.An ornament placed at the beginning of a book, preface or dedication; a head piece. Those vignets are of various forms; often they are wreaths of flowers or sprigs.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VIGNETTE

Vi *gnette ", n. Etym: [F. vignette, fr. vigne a vine. See Vine, and cf. Vinette. ]

 

1. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.

 

2. A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position; hence, by extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.

 

VIGNETTE

VIGNETTE Vi *gnette ", v. t.

 

Defn: To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away.

 

VIGNETTER

VIGNETTER Vi *gnett "er, n.

 

1. A device used by photographers in printing vignettes, consisting of a screen of paper or glass with a central aperture the edges of which become opaque by intensible gradations.

 

2. A maker of vignettes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

vignette

vi gnette |vinˈyet vɪnˈjɛt | ▶noun 1 a brief evocative description, account, or episode. 2 a small illustration or portrait photograph that fades into its background without a definite border. • a small ornamental design filling a space in a book or carving, typically based on foliage. ▶verb [ with obj. ] portray (someone ) in the style of a vignette. • produce (a photograph ) in the style of a vignette by softening or shading away the edges of the subject. DERIVATIVES vi gnet tist |-ˈyetist |noun ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 of the noun; also as an architectural term denoting a carved representation of a vine ): from French, diminutive of vigne ‘vine. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

vignette

vignette |viːˈnjɛt, vɪ -| ▶noun 1 a brief evocative description, account, or episode: a classic vignette of embassy life. 2 a small illustration or portrait photograph which fades into its background without a definite border. 3 a small ornamental design filling a space in a book or carving, typically based on foliage. ▶verb [ with obj. ] portray (someone ) in the style of a vignette. • produce (a photograph ) in the style of a vignette by softening or shading away the edges of the subject. DERIVATIVES vignettist noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 3 of the noun; also as an architectural term denoting a carved representation of a vine ): from French, diminutive of vigne ‘vine ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Vignette

Vi g net te , Vi gnet te Substantiv, feminin , die |vɪnˈjɛtə |die Vignette; Genitiv: der Vignette, Plural: die Vignetten französisch vignette, ursprünglich = Weinrankenornament, Verkleinerungsform von: vigne = Weinrebe < lateinisch vinea 1 Verlagswesen ornamentale bildliche Darstellung auf dem Titelblatt, am Beginn oder Ende eines Kapitels oder am Schluss eines Buches 2 a Fotografie Maske 5a mit bestimmten Ausschnitten (z. B. Schlüsselloch ) im Vorsatz vor dem Objektiv einer Filmkamera b Fotografie Maske 5a zur Verdeckung bestimmter Stellen eines Negativs vor dem Kopieren 3 Gebührenmarke für die Autobahnbenutzung 4 Philatelie nicht amtliche Marke (oft mit Wertangabe, aber ohne postalische Gültigkeit ), die zur Finanzierung einer Veranstaltung, Unterstützung einer wohltätigen Organisation o. Ä. ausgegeben wird

 

French Dictionary

vignette

vignette n. f. nom féminin 1 Petit dessin figurant à titre d ’ornement dans un livre (au commencement, à la fin des chapitres, etc. ). 2 Document attestant le paiement de droits de stationnement à la municipalité. : Grâce aux vignettes, les habitants de la rue Willowdale peuvent garer leur voiture à proximité.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

vignette

vi gnette /vɪnjét /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 C 1 (本の扉 章頭 章尾などの )飾り模様, 唐草模様 ; 短い描写, カット .2 ヴィネット 〘輪郭をぼかした風景や人の上半身の写真 絵画 〙.3 (優雅な )小品文 .動詞 他動詞 〈絵 写真 〉をぼかしにする .