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.
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verb

To decorate one's eyes with kohl or stibnite.

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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

Kohl Sentence Examples

  • Kohl published facsimiles of the American section of the maps (Weimar, 1860).

  • Gerlach, which has been edited by Horst Kohl (3rd ed., Berlin, 1893).

  • Further materials were publishes' periodically in the Bismarck-Jahrbuch, edited by Horst Kohl (Berlin, 1894-1896; Stuttgart, 1897-1899).

  • The speeches are of the greatest importance both for his character and for political history; of the numerous editions that by Horst Kohl, in 12 vols.

  • The Max Kohl pumps are based on the same principle, but are constructed with more elaborate detail, leading to a greater efficiency, an exhaust of o 0008 mm.

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Words Starting With

KKOKOH

Words Ending With

LHLOHL

Unscrambles

kohl

Words Starting With K and Ending With L

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With K4 Letter Words Ending With L