Pronunciations (5)
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/kəʊl/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/kɔʊl/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/koʊl/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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kəʊl
Pronunciation notes
- GB
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koʊl
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
A dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries.
Usage- Uncountable
Verb
To decorate one's eyes with kohl.
Usage- Transitive
- Related words
- Examples
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A plain, big woman with heavily kohled eyes and pudgy arms.
Noun
a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids