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kohl
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koʊl
/
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kohl
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noun
a powder, as finely powdered antimony sulfide, used as a cosmetic to darken the eyelids, eyebrows, etc.
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Origin:
1790–1800;
<
Arabic
kohl,
variant of
kuhl.
See
alcohol
Can be confused:
coal
,
koel
,
kohl.
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Kohl
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koʊl
/
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kohl
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noun
Hel·mut
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ˈhɛl
mʊt
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hel
-m
oo
t
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,
born 1930,
German political leader: chancellor of West Germany (1982–90); chancellor of Germany 1990–98.
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kohl
(kəʊl)
—
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
]
Kohl
(kəʊl)
—
n
Helmut
(ˈhɛlmuːt). born 1930, German statesman: chancellor of West Germany (1982--90) and of Germany (1990--98)
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Word Origin & History
kohl
"powder used to darken eyelids," 1799, from Arabic kuhl (see
alcohol
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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