cologne
noun
a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne.
colognes
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pluralof cologne.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He rotates among three colognes: one for when he feels good, one for when he said he feels “dangerous” and another for when he tries to break up the team’s losing streak.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2022
That’s probably because Calone is employed as an ingredient in a vast array of colognes and perfumes, including scents by Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Christian Dior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
"When I started advertising, all of a sudden it became one of the best colognes out there. I was doing appearances; 15,000, 18,000, 20,000 people were showing up outside of Saks Fifth Avenue."
From Fox News ● Aug. 20, 2021
The film is brimming with clever, authentic-sounding radio advertisements for perfumes, colognes and tanning products.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2019
He goes shopping with her on Madison Avenue at stores they must be buzzed into, for cashmere cardigans and outrageously expensive English colognes that Maxine buys without deliberation or guilt.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
