eau de Cologne
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of eau de Cologne
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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Faint was his aroma of eau de Cologne.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I beg your pardon—but sad thoughts will press—" "Little girl, do you love eau de Cologne?" said Rosalind, taking a bottle from the table and holding it towards her.
From The Vicar of Wrexhill by Trollope, Mrs
Bergamot, bėr′ga-mot, n. a kind of citron whose aromatic rind yields the well-known oil of Bergamot, used in making pomades, fragrant essences, eau de Cologne, liqueurs, &c.: the essence so extracted.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Yes; he was,—this afternoon,—just before lunch," nodding defiantly at Sir Guy, "actually in mine; and he stole my eau de Cologne, which I thought mean of him.
From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
Henry reclined on the sofa, under an antimacassar, and Mrs. Knight was bathing his excited temples with eau de Cologne.
From A Great Man A Frolic by Bennett, Arnold
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