KOHL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kohl mean? 

• KOHL (noun)
  The noun KOHL has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: KOHL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KOHL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("kohl" is a kind of...):

make-up; makeup; war paint (cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance)