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Kohl

2 stages from Arabic to English.

Today it means a dark powder used as eye makeup, especially to line the eyes
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Stage 1 of 2
kuhl
Arabic · medieval
"a dark cosmetic powder"
a powder made from ground minerals, used to darken the eyelids
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Stage 2 of 2
kohl
English · 1600s
"a dark powder used as eye makeup"
adopted directly for the dark cosmetic powder
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