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The clue as to how to do this came in the form of an aubergine (or eggplant, as it is known in America).
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There are 20 total eye-shadow shades ranging from turquoise to hot magenta to bright aubergine, with a choice of finishes: shiny or extra-shiny.
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Weitz said, coaxing him into an aubergine cardigan and buttoning the front.
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From marigold to dusty blue to aubergine, check out six alternatives to spring pastels you'll be excited to wear.
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Daytime meetings —with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Argentinian First Lady Julianna Awada, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel — saw the royal again embrace a vibrant palette in midnight blue, oxblood, and aubergine.
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Their skin lets infrared light pass through to the aubergine's white flesh, which bounces the infrared light right back.
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The color is a beautiful mix of chocolate-brown and aubergine that looks lush and rich, rather than muddy and tired.
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In our home, aubergine drapes from The Shade Store (Six locations; 800-754-1455) make the room.
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Origin and Etymology of aubergine
French, from Catalan albergínia, from Arabic al-bādhinjān the eggplant, ultimately from Middle Indo-Aryan *vātiñjaṇa-, vātiṅgaṇa-
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First Known Use: 1775
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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