Kohl
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Kohl¹
Where it comes from
From the German surname, from Kohl (“cabbage”). Compare Koehl, Cole, Coll, Kail, Kale.
proper noun Kohls
- A surname from German.
kohl²
- /kəʊl/ UK
- /kɔʊl/ UK
- /koʊl/ US
Sounds like coal, cole · Rhymes with -əʊl
Where it comes from
From Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl, “antimony; kohl, stibnite (powdered antimony)”). Doublet of alcohol and alcool.
noun
- A dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries.
verb kohls · kohling · kohled
- To decorate one's eyes with kohl. A plain, big woman with heavily kohled eyes and pudgy arms.
