Kohl Definition

kōl
noun
A cosmetic preparation, such as powdered antimony sulfide, used especially in the Middle East to darken the rims of the eyelids.
American Heritage
verb

To decorate one's eyes with kohl or stibnite.

Wiktionary

Origin of Kohl

  • From Akkadian kohl. From Aramaic kohl. From Arabic كحل (kuḥl) resp. kakhli, meaning navy blue. From Egyptian, Coptic, [script?] (smet-t). Akin to alcohol.

    From Wiktionary

  • Arabic kuḥl powder of antimony, kohl kx̣l in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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