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
They are continually besprinkling themselves with eau de Cologne, esprit de Lavande, agua rica, or mistura.
From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Thomasina Ross
"Shall I send you some eau de Cologne?"
From Under the Southern Cross by John Rae
He brings out a silver travelling flask and sprinkles a white silk handkerchief with delicious eau de Cologne and gives it to Mrs. Steele.
From Under the Southern Cross by John Rae
He thanked me effusively, and, when he had himself applied a compress of eau de Cologne to my chest, he shook hands and bid me adieu.
From Abb? Aubain and Mosaics by Prosper M?rim?e
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