Kohl

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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