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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-664/
- Published: 2021-11-23T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-19T19:35:32.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:31

The word for today is…

vignette (noun):

1a : a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper  
b : the pictorial part of a postage stamp design as distinguished from the frame and lettering  
2a : a short descriptive literary sketch  
b : a brief incident or scene (as in a play or movie)  
3 : a running ornament (as of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes) put on or just before a title page or at the beginning or end of a chapter

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vignette?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Vignette comes from Middle French vignete, the diminutive form of the noun vigne, meaning “vine.” In English, the word was first used in the mid-18th century for a design or illustration that ran along the blank border of a page, or one that marked the beginning or end of a chapter. Such designs got their name because they often looked like little vines. It wasn’t until the late 19th century that usage of vignette had shifted to cover a brief literary sketch or narrative, as we commonly see it used today.

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