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noun
a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne.
Also called Cologne water.
Related forms
co·logned, adjective
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cologne (kəˈləʊn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Cologne water, Also called: eau de Cologne a perfumed liquid or solid made of fragrant essential oils and alcohol | |
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| Cologne (kəˈləʊn) | |
| —n | |
| German name: Köln 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) | |
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Word Origin & History
cologne
1814, Cologne water, loan-transl. of Fr. eau de Cologne, lit. "water from Cologne," from the city in Germany (Ger. Köln, from L. Colonia Agrippina) where it was made, first by It. chemist Johann Maria Farina, who had settled there in 1709.
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Cologne definition
City in western Germany on the Rhine River; a commercial center.
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