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
Her maid is worn to a shadow by the perpetual search for handkerchiefs and eau de Cologne, with which to bathe the aching forehead of her mistress.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, April 12, 1890 by Various
The room was in some disorder--littered with this and that, a bottle of eau de Cologne, Mr. Bonamy's papers, books, and sewing; but it looked comfortable, for it was very evidently inhabited.
From The New Rector by Weyman, Stanley John
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)
We saw the Cathedral, got eau de Cologne, and very gladly left after three days.
From Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals by Alcott, Louisa May
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