n. A dark powder used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries.
v. To decorate one's eyes with kohl or stibnite.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A powder used in the East from time immemorial in the toilet, to darken the orbits of the eyes, etc., properly consisting of finely comminuted antimony.
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n. a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids
Word Usage
"Antimony is still used for the purpose in Arabia and in Persia, but in Egypt the kohl is a root produced by burning either a kind of frankincense or the shells of almonds."