- gnette
- lor·gnette;sei·gnette;vi·gnette;
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lor|gnette — «lr NYEHT», noun. eyeglasses or opera glasses mounted on a handle to hold in the hand. ╂[< French lorgnette < lorgner look sidelong at, to eye < Old French lorgne squinting] … Useful english dictionary
vi|gnette — «vihn YEHT», noun, verb, gnet|ted, gnet|ting. –n. 1. a decorative design on a page of a book, especially on or just before the title page, or at the beginning or end of a chapter. 2. a literary sketch; short verbal description: »“Dinner at Eight” … Useful english dictionary
vi·gnette — /vınˈjɛt/ noun, pl gnettes [count] 1 : a short written description The play s program features a little vignette about each member of the cast. 2 : a short scene in a movie or play The film is a series of vignettes about living with cancer. 3 : a … Useful english dictionary
Seignette salt — Sei·gnette salt or Seignette s salt sen yet(s) n ROCHELLE SALT Sei·gnette se nʸet Pierre (1660 1719) French pharmacist. Seignette first prepared potassium sodium tartrates in 1672. Ten years later he introduced Seignette salt as a laxative. * * * … Medical dictionary
Lorgnette — Lor gnette . [F.] An opera glass; pl. elaborate double eyeglasses. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vignette — Vi*gnette , v. t. To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vignette — Vi*gnette (?; 277), n. [F. vignette, fr. vigne a vine. See {Vine}, and cf. {Vinette}.] 1. (Arch.) A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture. [1913 Webster] 2. A decorative design, originally representing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seignettesalz — Sei|gnette|salz [zɛn jɛt...], das; es [nach dem frz. Apotheker P. Seignette (1660 1719)]: Kaliumnatriumsalz der Weinsäure … Universal-Lexikon
Seignettesalz — Sei|gnette|salz auch: Seig|nette|salz 〈[sɛnjɛ̣t ] n.; Gen.: es, Pl.: e; umg.〉 Kalium Natrium Salz der Weinsäure … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
vignette — vi|gnette [vıˈnjet] n formal [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: vigne ( VINE); because drawings in books often included vines] 1.) a short description in a book or play showing the typical features of a person or situation 2.) a small picture or … Dictionary of contemporary English
