vi‧gnette /vɪˈnjet/ noun [countable] formal
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: vigne ( ⇒ vine); because drawings in books often included vines]

1. a short description in a book or play showing the typical features of a person or situation

2. a small picture or design at the beginning or end of a book or chapter

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