Her kohl-rimmed eyes returned to the glowing screen. From Wordnik.com. [Jancee Dunn: The New York Deli Girl: A Tip o' the Hat to You] Reference
Or try it with the Asian flavors in this "kohl-slaw.". From Wordnik.com. [Groundwork: A cabbage named kohlrabi] Reference
Add extra kohl to your eyes and ya habibi you're arab. From Wordnik.com. [natinski Diary Entry] Reference
Vixen's masklike makeup and kohl-lined eyes stared back. From Wordnik.com. [The Warslayer]
Dyed with almond kohl her eyelids, and her nails with henna tinged. From Wordnik.com. [Stories in Verse] Reference
Emily ran a tentative finger beneath her eye, smearing the thick kohl. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
Then mascara, the soft kohl crayon around her eyes, then more mascara. From Wordnik.com. [The Warslayer]
Sparks flashed from her slanting eyes, painted with black rings of kohl. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
Lead compounds are in some non-Western cosmetics, such as surma and kohl. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Lead] Reference
She blackened her eyes with kohl, and lived in a curiously untidy manner. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton] Reference
This home to the ghosts of idiots and conmen and kohl-eyed prostitutes. From Wordnik.com. [A Tragedy In Three Acts (St. Petersburg Blues)] Reference
Soraya came to him and gave him an eloquent look from her kohl-lined eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
(By the way, cole and kohl come from the same German root, no pun intended.). From Wordnik.com. [Groundwork: A cabbage named kohlrabi] Reference
Aiesha had expressive eyes, liquid-brown and almond-shaped, enhanced with kohl. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
The kohl rabi and beetroot Howard planted early in the week are already showing. From Wordnik.com. [New garlic, new order] Reference
Parsnips, kohl-rabi, celeriac and salsify are prepared in the same way as are carrots. From Wordnik.com. [Every Step in Canning] Reference
Under the stiff kohl of their lids her eyes turned neither to the left nor to the right. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921] Reference
He had painted his face with Athlete's Tan and carmine, and touched up his eyes with kohl. From Wordnik.com. [The Mask of Apollo]
Sharpen the eyes with a black kohl pencil on the upper and lower lash lines and inner rims. From Wordnik.com. [Napoleon Perdis: I Spy With My Little (Smoky) Eye: In Praise of the Femme Fatale] Reference
Her large black eyes, accentuated by heavy kohl makeup, set off her rounded, dead-white face. From Wordnik.com. [Theda Bara.] Reference
He sat suddenly, transfixed by the fleeting glance from the kohl-streaked eyes of the princess. From Wordnik.com. [The Necromancer] Reference
Her eyes were large and black, with the amorous lid, and lined with kohl beneath the lower lash. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
Cosmetics that contain lead include surma and kohl, which are popular in certain Asian countries. From Wordnik.com. [Public Health Statement for Lead] Reference
Yesterday I put in the kohl rabi and beetroot in 2 small squares, then watered the emerging seedlings. From Wordnik.com. [Garlic roots and fennel shoots] Reference
The other was perhaps ten years younger with raven brows and dark blue eyes subtly outlined with kohl. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
Frisky and Mannish have a devoted fan following, who turn up in kohl and rouge, just like their heroes. From Wordnik.com. [An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: rock'n'roll is the new comedy] Reference
Her skin was sallow and she wore old-fashioned purple lipstick and her tired eyes were rimmed with kohl. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Charming Man]
She slanted him a look through her kohl-lined eyes, which he took for agreement, perhaps even eagerness. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
It will be our first kohl rabi, which seems to figure a lot in biodynamic gardens, not totally sure why (anyone know?). From Wordnik.com. [New garlic, new order] Reference
He was clasping a young creature that he had never seen before, a girl with flaming henna hair and kohl darkened brows. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortieth Door] Reference
A kohl eyed model, aloof in full-length fur that rippled to the ground in luxurious folds, stared seductively from the page. From Wordnik.com. [Dreaming in Mink] Reference
Her robes were white, and very fine, but there was no henna on her nails, nor kohl beneath her lids, nor jewels in her hair. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
Even in the gloom he caught the steady-lidded arrogance of her kohl-darkened eyes and the bold insolence of a high cheek bone. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortieth Door] Reference
III: circular mirrors, plain, of bronze: anklets of heavy bronze: kohl-pots, bronze, of hollow cylindrical form, with plain sticks. From Wordnik.com. [How to Observe in Archaeology] Reference
He used, to some extent, cabbages, kohl rabi, mangolds, shorts, and other substances, rich in the constituents of cheese and butter. From Wordnik.com. [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference
The kohl rabi, or turnip-rooted cabbage, is another nutritious vegetable which has inexplicably never been received into public favour. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
When I was growing up, there was one thing that would guarantee my Egyptian mother's bad mood: the drying-out of her beloved kohl wands. From Wordnik.com. [Kiss and make-up: kohl] Reference
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