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
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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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