kohl
See also: Kohl
English
Etymology
From Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl, “antimony; kohl, stibnite (powdered antimony)”). Doublet of alcohol and alcool.
Pronunciation
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Audio (UK): (file)
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- Homophones: coal, cole
- Rhymes: -əʊl
Noun
kohl (uncountable)
- A dark powder (usually powdered antimony) used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
makeup
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Verb
kohl (third-person singular simple present kohls, present participle kohling, simple past and past participle kohled)
- To decorate one's eyes with kohl.
- 2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 241:
- A plain, big woman with heavily kohled eyes and pudgy arms.
Further reading
- kohl (cosmetics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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