Gothic vs. Vignette
Gothicadjective
Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
Gothicadjective
Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions - prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of Abacus, and Capital.
Gothicnoun
The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See Goth.
Gothicnoun
A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines.
Gothicnoun
The style described in Gothic, a., 2.
Gothicnoun
extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
Gothicnoun
a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
Gothicnoun
a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
Gothicadjective
characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
Gothicadjective
of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths;
Gothicadjective
of or relating to the Goths;
Gothicadjective
as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened;
Gothicadjective
characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque;
Vignettenoun
(architecture) A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.
Vignettenoun
(printing) 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.
Vignettenoun
(by extension) Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.
Vignettenoun
(by extension) A short story or anecdote that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture.
Vignettenoun
(philately) The central pictorial image on a postage stamp.
Vignettenoun
(photography) The characteristic of a camera lens, either by deficiency in design or by mismatch of the lens with the film format, to produce an image smaller than the film's frame with a crudely focused border. Photographers may deliberately choose this characteristic for a special effect.
Vignettenoun
(photography) Any effect in a photographic picture where qualities vanish towards the edges.
Vignettenoun
(computer graphics) A hardware deficiency (even occurring in most expensive models) of a computer display wherein the picture slants towards a colour or brightness towards the edges especially if viewed from an angle.
Vignettenoun
(automotive) A small sticker affixed to a vehicle windscreen to indicate that tolls have been paid.
Vignetteverb
To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge gradually fading away.
Vignettenoun
A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.
Vignettenoun
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.
Vignettenoun
A picture, illustration, or depiction in words, esp. one of a small or dainty kind.
Vignetteverb
To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away.
Vignettenoun
a brief literary description
Vignettenoun
a photograph whose edges shade off gradually
Vignettenoun
a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)
