to watch people or places secretly to find out what they are doing. verb. to look at someone or something for a period of time. verb. to watch or study someone or something with care and attention in order to discover something.
Vignette (from the French for little vine) may refer to: Vignette (graphic design), decorative designs in books (originally in the form of leaves and vines) to separate sections or chapters. Vignetting in photography, any process by which there is loss in clarity towards the corners and sides of an image. Vignette (entertainment), a sketch in a sketch comedy.
Historical Examples. 1  The vignette was probably designed to illustrate some other work. 2  Clarence gazed at the vignette of the track behind them formed by the hood of the rear. 3  The Title-page is embellished with a vignette of a shipwreck. 4  The illustrated Title-page is embellished with a vignette, Villeneuve, engr.