cologne noun

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• cologne — ► NOUN ▪ eau de cologne or similarly scented toilet water …   English terms dictionary

• cologne water — noun a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol • Syn: ↑cologne, ↑eau de cologne • Hypernyms: ↑perfume, ↑essence * * * noun see cologne II, 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• cologne — noun Etymology: Cologne, Germany Date: 1814 1. a perfumed liquid composed of alcohol and fragrant oils 2. a cream or paste of cologne sometimes formed into a semisolid stick • cologned adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cologne — noun A type of scented or perfumed water named after the city of Cologne. Syn: eau de Cologne, Kölnisch Wasser …   Wiktionary

• cologne brown — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: translation of German Kölner braun, Kölner erde, from Cologne (Köln), Germany, where it was discovered 1. or cologne earth : vandyke brown …   Useful english dictionary

• cologne spirit — noun or cologne spirits Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: cologne (II) : ethyl alcohol in 95 percent concentration …   Useful english dictionary

• cologne plant — noun Etymology: cologne (II) : costmary …   Useful english dictionary

• cologne earth — noun see cologne brown 1 …   Useful english dictionary

• cologne spirits — noun see cologne spirit …   Useful english dictionary

• Cologne — noun A city in northwestern Germany on the Rhine River …   Wiktionary

• cologne — noun (U) a liquid that smells slightly of flowers or plants that you put on your neck or wrists compare perfume 1 (1) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English