vignette
noun/vɪnˈjet/
/vɪnˈjet/
(formal)- a short piece of writing or acting that clearly shows what a particular person, situation, etc. is like
- a charming vignette of Edwardian life
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- a small picture or drawing, especially on the first page of a book
- Each vignette represents one of the four seasons.
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2); also as an architectural term denoting a carved representation of a vine): from French, diminutive of vigne ‘vine’.
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