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Encyclopedia Britannica



KOHL

This article appears in Volume V15, Page 886 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

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


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