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
To Whiten the Hands.—Take a wine-glassful of eau de Cologne, and another of lemon-juice; then scrape two cakes of brown Windsor soap to a powder, and mix well in a mould.
From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence
Do, and I will bathe your head with eau de Cologne.
From The Children of Wilton Chase by Meade, L. T.
The scent of eau de Cologne is supposed to be refreshing, and that of ammonia to be vivifying, and that of ether sickening.
From Here and Hereafter by Pain, Barry
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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