h. kohl

Kohl

[kohl]
noun
Hel·mut [hel-moot] , born 1930, German political leader: chancellor of West Germany (1982–90); chancellor of Germany 1990–98.
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kohl (kəʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a cosmetic powder used, originally esp in Muslim and Asian countries, to darken the area around the eyes. It is usually powdered antimony sulphide
 
[C18: from Arabic kohl; see alcohol]

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H. kohl is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Kohl (kəʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Helmut (ˈhɛlmuːt). born 1930, German statesman: chancellor of West Germany (1982--90) and of Germany (1990--98)

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kohl
"powder used to darken eyelids," 1799, from Arabic kuhl (see alcohol).
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