cologne

[ kuh-lohn ]

/ kəˈloʊn /

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noun

a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne.

Also called Cologne water.

Origin of cologne

short for Cologne water, made in Cologne since 1709

OTHER WORDS FROM cologne

co·logned, adjective

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Definition for cologne (2 of 2)

Cologne

[ kuh-lohn ]

/ kəˈloʊn /

noun

a city in W Germany.

German Köln. Formerly Cöln.

Example sentences from the Web for cologne

One Twitter user in Cologne, Germany tweets about the importance of Ebola victims staying hydrated.

Ebola Tweets Are Missing the Target |Kevin Zawacki |August 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
These dust-ups are similar to what happened in 2006, when I happened to be living in Cologne as Germany hosted the World Cup.

What Is It About Soccer That Brings Out the Hooligan in Its Fans? |Bill Morris |June 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I selected an object—a bottle of Brut cologne—and was ushered into a second smaller room.

I Watched Shia LaBeouf Cry at His Weird LA Art Project #IAMSORRY |Andrew Romano |February 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Courtesy Sherrie Levine, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, and Galerie Priska Pasquer, Cologne.

Sherrie Levine's Sincerest Flattery |Blake Gopnik |March 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

A "recycled" sofa by the artist-designer Florian Borkenhagen, who shows with Gabrielle Ammann gallery in Cologne.

Sofa For A Siding |Blake Gopnik |February 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Monsieur Peyrade in extreme agitation, was rubbing his temples with cologne water, and putting salts to his nostrils.

The Knickerbocker, or The New-York Monthly Magazine, December 1843 |Various
But Roger did not answer, for she was in her own little room, now, and not in the Tower of Cologne.

Flower of the Dusk |Myrtle Reed
Adolf, bishop of Cologne, was devoured by mice or rats in 1112.

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Thou, and thou only; no dead saint, but my living friend and comrade true; 'tis thou alone draws Denys of Burgundy to Cologne?

The Cloister and the Hearth |Charles Reade
Much has been made of his interest in the restoration of the Cathedral of Cologne.

Ten Years Near the German Frontier |Maurice Francis Egan

British Dictionary definitions for cologne (1 of 2)

cologne

/ (kəˈləʊn) /

noun

a perfumed liquid or solid made of fragrant essential oils and alcohol Also called: Cologne water, eau de Cologne

Word Origin for cologne

C18: Cologne water, from Cologne, where it was first manufactured (1709)

British Dictionary definitions for cologne (2 of 2)

Cologne

/ (kəˈləʊn) /

noun

an industrial city and river port in W Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Rhine: important commercially since ancient times; university (1388). Pop: 965 954 (2003 est) German name: Köln

Cultural definitions for cologne

Cologne

City in western Germany on the Rhine River; a commercial center.

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