kohl

2 definitions found

kohl - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Kohl \Kohl\, n. [See Alcohol.]
     A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and
     other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids.
     [1913 Webster]

kohl - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  kohl
      n 1: a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to
           darken the edges of their eyelids