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
And raising my head upon her arm, she bathed my temples with eau de Cologne, and hastened to administer a restorative from the phial that stood on the table.
From The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) by Moodie, Susanna
"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
M�rya Dm�trievna was sitting alone, in her boudoir, in a sofa-chair, and sniffing eau de Cologne; a glass of orange-flower water was standing beside her, on a small table.
From A Nobleman's Nest by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
You won't want new gloves and varnished boots, eau de Cologne, and cabs to ride in.
From A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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