▸ noun: (architecture) A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture. ▸ noun: (printing) A decorative design, originally representing vine branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or printed book, or in a similar position. ▸ noun: (by extension) Any small borderless picture in a book, especially an engraving, photograph, or the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge. ▸ noun: (by extension) A short story or anecdote that presents a scene or tableau, or paints a picture. ▸ noun: (philately) The central pictorial image on a postage stamp. ▸ noun: (photography) The characteristic of a camera lens, either by deficiency in design or by mismatch of the lens with the film format, that produces an image smaller than the film's frame with a crudely focused border. Photographers may deliberately choose this characteristic for a special effect. ▸ noun: (photography) Any effect in a photographic picture where qualities vanish towards the edges. ▸ noun: (computer graphics) A hardware deficiency (even occurring in most expensive models) of a computer display wherein the picture slants towards a colour or brightness towards the edges especially if viewed from an angle. ▸ noun: (automotive) A small sticker affixed to a vehicle windscreen to indicate that tolls have been paid. ▸ verb: To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge gradually fading away.
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