kohl
[kohl]
- a powder, as finely powdered antimony sulfide, used as a cosmetic to darken the eyelids, eyebrows, etc.
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Origin of kohl
Kohl
[kohl]
- Hel·mut [hel-moo t] /ˈhɛl mʊt/, born 1930, German political leader: chancellor of West Germany (1982–90); chancellor of Germany 1990–98.
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Contemporary Examples
Her eyes were exaggerated with thick lines of kohl reaching all the way to her temples.
Earlier this month, Ryan wore a $70 printed dress from Kohl's when Ryan's candidacy was announced.
Janna Ryan's Discount Style: Two Talbots Dresses at The Republican National ConventionIsabel Wilkinson
August 31, 2012
Touches of individuality make a fleeting impression—a dash of kohl and turquoise on a heavily cloaked face.
Afghan Women Fear Backsliding As President Karzai Negotiates With TalibanMagsie Hamilton-Little
February 19, 2012
Merkel first broke Kohl's promise in May 2010, with the first $150 billion bailout of Greece.
His eyes were black with kohl, the nightcolored cosmetic that Taliban soldiers wore.
Historical Examples
Her lustrous eyes, heavy with kohl, shone like those of a beast at bay.
Halima And The ScorpionsRobert Hichens
Mr Kohl commences his work with a description of the Islands.
Surely, Mr Kohl, you do not speak from knowledge of the fact!
If you do not approve of their fashions in dress, I suppose that you will adopt their kohl for the eyes.
Letters to an UnknownProsper Mrime
Take your pencils and your kohl, and make me dark and tanned as a true Syrian!
God Wills It!William Stearns Davis
kohl
- a cosmetic powder used, originally esp in Muslim and Asian countries, to darken the area around the eyes. It is usually powdered antimony sulphide
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Word Origin
C18: from Arabic kohl; see alcohol
Kohl
- Helmut (ˈhɛlmuːt). born 1930, German statesman: chancellor of West Germany (1982–90) and of Germany (1990–98)
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Word Origin and History for kohl
n.
"powder used to darken eyelids," 1799, from Arabic kuhl (see alcohol).
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