vignette

Definitions of vignette in various dictionaries:

noun - a brief literary description

noun - a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

noun - a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)

A decorative design placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter of a book or along the border of a page.

An unbordered picture, often a portrait, that shades off into the surrounding color at the edges.

A short, usually descriptive literary sketch.

A short scene or incident, as from a movie.

To soften the edges of (a picture) in vignette style.

To describe in a brief way.

verb - to describe briefly