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The word 'silhouette' first appeared in print in England in 1798, and is from the French word silhouette, which was/is the word adopted by the French to describe a dark shape against a lighter background. The French word silhouette seems to have been taken from the surname of Monsieur Étienne de Silhouette (1709-67), the minister of finance in France, 1759. Various reasons have been suggested as to why he was honoured with having this visual image named after him. And some say that it was not an honour, because the term was used in a derisory way, perhaps referring to the fact that he was in office for such a short period, he came and went, like a shadow. The family name 'de Silhouette' (meaning of, or from the town of, Silhouette) is a French form of a Basque surname Zuloeta or Zulueta. Étienne de Silhouette's father was from the Basque region, where zulu/zulo/zilho- means "hole" or "cave", and -eta, means "abundance of". To use 'Silhouette' as the name of a type of automobile seems to convey the idea that it moves like a silent shadow.

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