cologne

¹

[kuh-lohn]

noun

1. a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne.

Cologne

²

[kuh-lohn]

noun

1. a city in W Germany.

cologne

¹

/ kəˈləʊn /

noun

1. Also called: Cologne water.  eau de Cologne. a perfumed liquid or solid made of fragrant essential oils and alcohol

Cologne

²

/ kəˈləʊn /

noun

1. German name: Köln. 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)

Cologne

1. City in western Germany on the Rhine River; a commercial center.

Other Word Forms

• cologned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cologne¹

Short for Cologne water, made in Cologne since 1709

Word History and Origins

Origin of cologne¹

C18: Cologne water, from _Cologne , where it was first manufactured (1709)

Example Sentences

Dug was blown dry and finished off with a hotel-grade, organic cotton towel, rubbed with nourishing paw-balm and spritzed with “show dog” scent cologne.

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As part of a vanity vignette, Elliott can envision small photos of grandparents in silver frames interspersed with perfume and cologne bottles.

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“I didn’t know Jack Daniels made cologne,” Short quipped before planting a big kiss on Fallon.

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Tears streamed down my face the whole night because of his cologne and my allergies.

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“If you have an outfit on, but you don’t have cologne on or you don’t smell good, do you even have the flyest fit on? What’s the point,” he says.

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