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kohl  audio  (kl) KEY 

NOUN:
A cosmetic preparation, such as powdered antimony sulfide, used especially in the Middle East to darken the rims of the eyelids.
ETYMOLOGY:
Arabic kul, powder of antimony, kohl; see kl in Semitic roots


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