cologne.
A type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water.
Meaning & usage
A type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water.
You stink of too much cologne.
Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.
A fragrance typically worn by a man as opposed to a woman, regardless of its concentration.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Old French ewe Middle French eau French eau Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old French de Middle French de French de Latin Colōnia Agrippīnader. Old French Cologne French Cologne French eau de Colognebor. English eau de Cologneellip. English cologne Ellipsis of eau de Cologne (French eau de Cologne), the name given to the original product in 1709. The success of the original Eau de Cologne inspired many imitators and it has become a genericized trademark. See Cologne. Doublet of colony
To scent with cologne.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aqua Old French ewe Middle French eau French eau Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Old French de Middle French de French de Latin Colōnia Agrippīnader. Old French Cologne French Cologne French eau de Colognebor. English eau de Cologneellip. English cologne Ellipsis of eau de Cologne (French eau de Cologne), the name given to the original product in 1709. The success of the original Eau de Cologne inspired many imitators and it has become a genericized trademark. See Cologne. Doublet of colony
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