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.
A curette is a surgical instrument designed for scraping or debriding biological tissue or debris in a biopsy, excision, or cleaning procedure. In form, the curette is a small hand tool, often similar in shape to a stylus; at the tip of the curette is a small scoop, hook, or gouge.The verb to curette means to scrape with a curette, and curettage (/ËkÊÉrÉ¨ËtÉËÊ/ or /ËkjÊÉrÉ¨ËtÉËÊ/) is treatment that involves such scraping.Some examples of medical use of a curette include: 1  the removal of impacted ear wax. 2  dilation and curettage of the uterus, a gynecologic procedure.3  excision of the adenoids (adenoidectomy) by an otolaryngologist. 4  to scrape tartar deposits from tooth enamel with a periodontal curette.ome examples of medical use of a curette include: 1  the removal of impacted ear wax. 2  dilation and curettage of the uterus, a gynecologic procedure. 3  excision of the adenoids (adenoidectomy) by an otolaryngologist. 4  to scrape tartar deposits from tooth enamel with a periodontal curette.