Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Same as
cologne .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French eau de Cologne; see cologne.]
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Examples
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Going back to 1918, visitors to Padre Pio claimed his wounds had a smell of carbolic acid and that he covered up the smell with eau de cologne, claiming his blood had a miraculous fragrance.
The Shroud Codex Ph.D Jerome R. Corsi 2010
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