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kuhl

kuhl is the alternative form of kohl.

Meaning of kohl

Noun

kohl (uncountable)

  1. A dark powder, usually powdered stibnite (an antimony ore), used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries.

See all 3 meanings of kohl

Proper noun capitalized: Kuhl

Kuhl (plural Kuhls)

  1. A surname.

Forms of kuhl

pluralKuhls

Origin of kuhl

From the German surname, from the noun Kuhle (“hollow, cave”). Also from the adjective kühl (“cool, fresh”).

Questions about kuhl

What does kuhl mean?
Kuhl means a surname.
What is kuhl the alternative form of?
Kuhl is the alternative form of kohl.
What part of speech is kuhl?
Kuhl is a proper noun.

Words near kuhl in the dictionary

  1. Kuhane
  2. Kuhar
  3. Kuhars
  4. Kuhi
  5. Kuhio Day
  6. kuhl
  7. kuhliid
  8. kuhliids
  9. Kuhlman
  10. Kuhlmann
  11. Kuhlmanns

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kuhl (page history and authors); Kuhl (page history and authors); kohl (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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