kohl
noun
1.
a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids
Origin
From Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl, “antimony; kohl, stibnite (powdered antimony)”). Doublet of alcohol and alcool.
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