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
"The mud of Portsmouth Harbour is eau de Cologne compared with this filthy slime."
From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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
You won't want new gloves and varnished boots, eau de Cologne, and cabs to ride in.
From A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Every one crowded round with offers of help, with eau de Cologne, and general disturbance.
From The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
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