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KOHL . (I) The name of the cosmetic used from the earliest times in the See also:East by See also:women to darken the eyelids, in See also:order to increase the lustre of the eyes . It is usually composed of finely powdered See also:antimony, but See also:smoke See also:black obtained from burnt See also:almond-shells or See also:frankincense is also used . The Arabic word kohl, from which has been derived " See also:alcohol," is derived from kabala, to stain . (2) " Kohl " or " kohl-rabi " (See also:cole-See also:rape, from See also:Lat. caulis, See also:cabbage) is a See also:kind of cabbage (q.v.), with a See also:turnip–shaped See also:top, cultivated chiefly as See also:food for See also:cattle . |
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