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cologne
1[ kuh-lohn ]
noun
- a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne.
Cologne
2[ kuh-lohn ]
noun
- a city in W Germany.
cologne
1/ kəˈləʊn /
noun
- a perfumed liquid or solid made of fragrant essential oils and alcohol Also calledCologne watereau de Cologne
Cologne
2/ kəˈləʊn /
noun
- an industrial city and river port in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Rhine: important commercially since ancient times; university (1388). Pop: 965 954 (2003 est) German nameKöln
Other Words From
- co·logned adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cologne1
Example Sentences
Maziar was thrown in jail and brutalized for months by an interrogator who reeked of rosewater cologne.
They had simple wit and no fashion sense, and they often stank of cheap beer and cheaper cologne.
One Twitter user in Cologne, Germany tweets about the importance of Ebola victims staying hydrated.
These dust-ups are similar to what happened in 2006, when I happened to be living in Cologne as Germany hosted the World Cup.
I selected an object—a bottle of Brut cologne—and was ushered into a second smaller room.
She bathed Madame Ratignolle's face with cologne, while Robert plied the fan with unnecessary vigor.
Among other extras, the little fellow's hair was treated to a liberal supply of eau de cologne, to his huge gratification.
The maid gathered up the brushes and the bottle of eau-de-cologne from the table and took them into Mrs. Admaston's room.
He had come from Cologne to Bruges to teach the royal household, and wanted his wages, for he and his family were starving.
She gave a shriek of alarm and fainted away, and they had to pour two barrels of eau-de-cologne over her before she recovered.
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