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- noun Plural form of
vignette . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
vignette .
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Examples
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For that reason they came to be known as a vignettes, from the French word "vigne" meaning "vine."
Bewick’s Tailpieces James Gurney 2009
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One of the vignettes is a scientific paper discussing the conservation of "dynamic manifolds" and it suggests that the Elliot Bay anomaly is a singularity that appeared because of the expiration of another one, possibly the Bermuda Triangle.
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Other cartoon gophers — such as Digger gal pal Annie, named for Hill's real-life daughter, and nemesis Lumpy Wheels — will pop up in vignettes this season, mainly on prerace shows but also possibly during races, Hill says.
Fox's cartoon gopher Digger goes after dollars for NASCAR 2009
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In an accretion of dead-on telling moments, and in vignettes with mundane titles such as “Guest Towels,” “Frayed Cuffs,” and “Pineapple Bread,” Connell reveals a woman who scrupulously adheres to the decent yet shallow values she was taught: nice manners, a pleasant disposition, and cleanliness.
Quiet Desperation 2010
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In an accretion of dead-on telling moments, and in vignettes with mundane titles such as “Guest Towels,” “Frayed Cuffs,” and “Pineapple Bread,” Connell reveals a woman who scrupulously adheres to the decent yet shallow values she was taught: nice manners, a pleasant disposition, and cleanliness.
Quiet Desperation 2010
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In an accretion of dead-on telling moments, and in vignettes with mundane titles such as “Guest Towels,” “Frayed Cuffs,” and “Pineapple Bread,” Connell reveals a woman who scrupulously adheres to the decent yet shallow values she was taught: nice manners, a pleasant disposition, and cleanliness.
Quiet Desperation 2010
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Each of these vignettes is amusing, often touching, and always told in a very tender way.
The Birth of Parentonomics: A Guest Post - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Each of these vignettes is amusing, often touching, and always told in a very tender way.
The Birth of Parentonomics: A Guest Post - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Soyer — is surrounded by a gastronomic allegory spanning food production, preparation, service, and writing, in vignettes organized clockwise, around five putti figures.
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It presents history in vignettes and is very mystical.
KEEPING ON TRACK. 2006
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