eau de Cologne

How to use eau de Cologne in a sentence

• Among other extras, the little fellow's hair was treated to a liberal supply of eau de Cologne, to his huge gratification.

  The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | Various

• The maid gathered up the brushes and the bottle of eau-de-cologne from the table and took them into Mrs. Admaston's room.

  A Butterfly on the Wheel | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

• She gave a shriek of alarm and fainted away, and they had to pour two barrels of eau-de-cologne over her before she recovered.

  The Red Fairy Book | Various

• They are continually besprinkling themselves with eau de Cologne, esprit de Lavande, agua rica, or mistura.

  Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests | J. J. von Tschudi

• She had seen a drop of eau de Cologne on the polished arm of the sofa, and instinctively sought to wipe it off.

  North and South | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell