kohl

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kohl /kəʊl $ koʊl/ noun [uncountable]  DCBa black pencil used around women’s eyes to make them more attractive 眼线笔

Examples from the Corpus

kohl• When she woke she took a mirror from her blouse and added kohl to her eyes, then to mine.• His own hair was combed out over his shoulders, and for make-up he had used only the faintest trace of kohl.Origin kohl (1700-1800) Arabic kuhl

kohl nounChinese  

Corpus a used women’s black around pencil eyes

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Kohl, Hel‧mut /ˈhelmuːt/
(1930–) a German politician who was Chancellor of West Germany from 1982 to 1990 and of the united Germany from 1990 to 1998

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kohl /kəʊl $ koʊl/ noun [uncountable]a black pencil used around women’s eyes to make them more attractive

kohlBrE /kəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /koʊl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a black powder that is used especially in Eastern countries. It is put around the eyes to make them more attractive. 黑色眼影粉（尤指东方人用的）