cologne1
/kəˈləʊn
/noun [mass noun]
Eau de cologne or similarly scented toilet water: bottles of cologne [count noun]: she could smell his cool lemony cologne...
- As for yummy smells, I certainly find it hard to resist a man with the subtlest scent of cologne.
- I pulled his coat closer to me, taking strength from its warmth and its faint scent of cologne.
- I relaxed and inhaled the scent of his cologne, one that was becoming quite familiar to me.
Origin
Early 19th century: named after Cologne in Germany.
Cologne2
/kəˈləʊn/An industrial and university city in western Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia; population 989,800 (est. 2006). Founded by the Romans and situated on the River Rhine, Cologne is notable for its medieval cathedral. German name Köln.