Cologne
[kə'ləʊn]
Definition
(noun.) a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol.
(noun.) a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League.
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Definition
(n.) A perfumed liquid, composed of alcohol and certain aromatic oils, used in the toilet; -- called also cologne water and eau de cologne.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Eau-de-Cologne.
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Examples
- In the case of the cologne, some molecules must have escaped from the liquid by the process of evaporation and traveled through the air to the nose. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Why, where is Amy's bottle of cologne? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- There was a scent of eau-de-cologne in the room. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- His valet stood behind him with a smelling-bottle ready in one hand, and a white handkerchief, saturated with eau-de-Cologne, in the other. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- She had seen a drop of eau de Cologne on the polished arm of the sofa, and instinctively sought to wipe it off. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- In due time this happy party landed at the quays of Rotterdam, whence they were transported by another steamer to the city of Cologne. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mix, and perfume with cologne, lavender, or any desired odor. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Several days elapsed, and at last an answer came, dated from Cologne. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I'll get a little bottle of cologne. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- An uncorked bottle of cologne scents an entire room, the odor of a rose or violet permeates the atmosphere near and far. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Mrs. Thornton bathed Margaret's temples with eau de Cologne. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- If a stopper is left off a cologne bottle, the contents of the bottle will slowly evaporate; if a dish of water is placed out of doors on a hot day, evaporation occurs very rapidly. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Rebecca said, putting her handkerchief to her eyes, and smelling the eau-de-cologne with which it was scented. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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