1. (n.) A decorative design at the head of a chapter, also, a picture which vanishes gradually at the edge\.

2. (n.) A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.

3. (v. t.) To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away.

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