Kohl

[kəʊl] or [kol]

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

Typed by Carlyle--From WordNet

(n.) A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids.

Edited by Ethelred

n. a fine powder of antimony used in the East for staining the eyes.

Editor: Timmy