\Vi*gnette"\, n.
A picture, illustration, or depiction in words, esp. one of a
small or dainty kind.

\Vi*gnette"\ (?; 277), n. [F. vignette, fr. vigne a
vine. See {Vine}, and cf. {Vinette}.]
1. (Arch.) 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.

\Vi*gnette"\, v. t.
To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or
edge insensibly fading away.