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
Among other extraordinary claims made upon me immediately after the affair of the "scalpers" was one for 400 gallons of eau de Cologne.
From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II 1848-1888 by Mapleson, James H.
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
M. de Peyrehorade was busy rubbing his son's temples with eau de Cologne and holding smelling salts under his nose.
From Abb? Aubain and Mosaics by M?rim?e, Prosper
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
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