eau de cologne

eau de co·logne

E0020000 (ō′ də kə-lōn′)n. pl. eaux de cologne (ō′, ōz′) See cologne.

[French eau de Cologne; see cologne.]

eau de Cologne

(əʊ də kəˈləʊn) n See cologne[French, literally: water of Cologne]

co•logne

(kəˈloʊn)

n. a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne. Also called Cologne′ wa`ter. [1810–15; short for Cologne water, made in Cologne since 1709] co•logned′, adj.

Co•logne

(kəˈloʊn)

n. a city in W Germany. 966,000. German, Köln.

perfume, eau de toilette, cologne, eau de cologne - Perfume or parfum is 20–40% oil and the highest concentration; eau de toilette is 10–18% oil, and cologne or eau de cologne is 3–9% oil.See also related terms for perfume.

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eau de cologne - a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcoholcologne water, cologneperfume, essence - a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

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eau de Cologne

(ō də kəlōn`), dilute perfume [commonly called cologne in English] introduced c.1709 in Cologne, Germany, by Jean Marie Farina. It was probably a modification of a popular formula made before 1700 by Paul Feminis, an Italian in Cologne, and was based on bergamot and other citrus oils. The water of Cologne was believed to have the power to ward off bubonic plagueplague,
any contagious, malignant, epidemic disease, in particular the bubonic plague and the black plague (or Black Death), both forms of the same infection. These acute febrile diseases are caused by Yersinia pestis (Pasteurella pestis
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eau de cologne

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noun a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol

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