kohl
See also: Kohl
English
Etymology
From Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl, “antimony; kohl, stibnite (powdered antimony)”).
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /koʊl/
- 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)
Further reading
- kohl (cosmetics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia