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kohl

noun \ˈkōl\

: a type of makeup that is used to put a black or dark gray line or mark around the eyes

Full Definition of KOHL

:  a preparation used especially in Arabia and Egypt to darken the edges of the eyelids
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Origin of KOHL

Arabic kuḥl
First Known Use: 1799

Rhymes with KOHL

bole, boll, bowl, coal, cole, Cole, dhole, dole, droll, foal, goal, hole, knoll, Kohl, mole, ole, pole, poll, prole, role, roll, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sol, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, tole, toll, troll, vole, whole

Kohl

biographical name \ˈkōl\

Definition of KOHL

Helmut 1930–     chancellor of West Germany (1982–90) chancellor of Germany (1990–98)

Rhymes with KOHL

bole, boll, bowl, coal, cole, Cole, dhole, dole, droll, foal, goal, hole, knoll, kohl, mole, ole, pole, poll, prole, role, roll, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sol, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, tole, toll, troll, vole, whole

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