kohl
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 4
/kəʊl/
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/kəʊl/ · /kɔʊl/ · /koʊl/
Definition of kohl
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- A surname from German.
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name
- A surname from German.
noun
- (uncountable)A dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries.
verb
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(transitive)To decorate one's eyes with kohl.
“A plain, big woman with heavily kohled eyes and pudgy arms.”
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Etymology
From the German surname, from Kohl (“cabbage”). Compare Koehl, Cole, Coll, Kail, Kale.
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