כָּחַל, to paint the eyelids (for medical or for cosmetic purposes). Sabb. VIII, 3 (78ᵇ) כדי לִכְחוֹל וכ׳ a quantity sufficient for painting one eye. Sabb. 80ᵃ צנועות כּוֹחֲלוֹת וכ׳ chaste (veiled) women paint only one eye. Ib. X, 6 הכּוֹחֶלֶת she who paints her eyes (on the Sabbath); a. fr.—Part. pass. כָּחוּל; f. כְּחוּלָה, pl. כְּחוּלוֹת. Gen. R. s. 98 (play on ח̇כ̇ל̇ילי, Gen. XLIX, 12) שעיניהם כ̇ח̇ול̇ות וכ̇ח̇ם יפה וכ׳ whose eyes are bright as if painted, and whose abilities for study are fine. [Y. Sabb. VII, 10ᵃ top להכחיל, מכחיל, v. בָּחַל II.]