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aubergine

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable [syn: eggplant , brinjal , eggplant bush , garden egg , mad apple , Solanum melongena ] egg-shaped vegetable having a ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
__NOTOC__ Aubergine is a restaurant in Steyl in the Netherlands . It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded one Michelin star in the period 2006–present. GaultMillau awarded the restaurant 14 out of 20 points. Head chef of Aubergine is Paul Pollux .

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"eggplant," 1794, from French aubergine , "fruit of the eggplant" ( Solanum esculentum ), diminutive of auberge "a kind of peach," variant of alberge , from Spanish alberchigo "apricot" [OED]. Klein derives the French word from Catalan alberginera , from ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And hazelnut stuffed aubergines, mozzarella cheese, parmesan, the tiniest button mushrooms she could find. ▪ Chop the red pepper and mushrooms and arrange on the aubergines. ▪ Drain the aubergines, rinse in cold water and dry ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context British English) an Asian plant, ''Solanum melongena'', cultivated for its edible purple, green, or white ovoid fruit 2 (context British English) the fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable 3 a dark purple colour; eggplant.

Usage examples of aubergine.

Lipsticks and Demerols, blushes and Percocet-5, Aubergine Dreams and Nembutal Sodium capsules are spread out all over the aquamarine countertops around the vanity sink.

Two dozen servants or more bustled around with great noise, setting rugs and cushions for them upon the terrace, all around the marble pool, and ferrying great platters from the kitchens, laden with fragrant pilaff and heaps of mashed aubergines, cabbage leaves and green peppers stuffed with meat and rice, skewers and thin-sliced roasted meats redolent of rich smoke.

The skin is a lot of pink around a Plumbago mouth, and the eyes are too aubergine.

As with the ochre red of the Carthagan pavilions, the colours on the ground were earthier, the hues not bright red, yellow, brown, blue or green, but more textured, as burnt sienna, amber, raw umber, aubergine, tawny and jade.

The Rusty Rose face pillowed in auburn hair and eyelet lace pillow shams, the aubergine eyes had the dilated look of a Thorazine overdose.

Clean Food and Family Prices Coming Up at the Karver Stage Stop Cafe Jump to no Burning Blueberry, no Rusty Rose or Aubergine Dreams in Spokane.

Sofonda says, and Vivienne hands her the lightest shade of Aubergine Dreams eye shadow.

She entered, rather halfheartedly, into the various discussions as to what she should wear to the dance and was at length persuaded to buy a new dress--a dream in aubergine pleated chiffon.

He brought a plate of Melanzane alla finitese next, the crumbed aubergine slices bursting with hot melted cheese.

The passage of the small column of lancers was, to the young, simply a welcome break in their own, endless, wearisome war fought with sticks and stones against the vermininsect, animal and avianthat haunted the fields of melons, squashes, aubergines and cabbages.

I found baskets of aubergines, smooth-skinned and firm to the touch, and another of ripe gourds.

He would be busy all night cleaning cuts, and he would earn a spectacular profit in aubergines, which at that time were just coming into season.

Oui, he once commented upon my brais'd Pork Liver with Aubergines, offer'd to teach me the St.

There was a boy who could eat metal and a girl whose fingers were so green that she could grow prize aubergines in the Thar desert.

Two dozen servants or more bustled around with great noise, setting rugs and cushions for them upon the terrace, all around the marble pool, and ferrying great platters from the kitchens, laden with fragrant pilaff and heaps of mashed aubergines, cabbage leaves and green peppers stuffed with meat and rice, skewers and thin-sliced roasted meats redolent of rich smoke.