Definition of Cologne

1. Noun. A commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League.

Exact synonyms: Koln
Group relationships: Hanseatic League
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Deutschland, Federal Republic Of Germany, Frg, Germany

2. Noun. A perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol.
Exact synonyms: Cologne Water, Eau De Cologne
Generic synonyms: Essence, Perfume

Definition of Cologne

1. n. A perfumed liquid, composed of alcohol and certain aromatic oils, used in the toilet; -- called also cologne water and eau de cologne.

Definition of Cologne

1. Proper noun. A city in northwestern Germany on the Rhine River. ¹

2. Noun. A type of perfume consisting of 2-5% essential oils, 70-90 % alcohol and water. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cologne

1. a scented liquid [n -S] : COLOGNED [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cologne

colocentesis
colocholecystostomy
colocolic
colocolo
colocolostomy
colocutaneous fistula
colocynth
colocynthin
colocynthis
colocynths
colocystoplasty
coloenteritis
colog
cologarithm
cologarithms
cologne (current term)
cologne water
cologned
colognes
cologs
colohepatopexy
coloileal fistula
cololysis
colombard
colombards
colombium
colombophile
colominic acid
colon
colon ascendens

Literary usage of Cologne

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Rhine from Rotterdam to Constance: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1903)
"STEAMBOAT from Düsseldorf to cologne (5 hrs., in the reverse direction 21/2 hrs. ... The fast steamers of the cologne <£• Düsseldorf Steamship Co. ..."

2. The Rhine from Rotterdam to Constance: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1892)
"Abont 3 51. to the W. of cologne, at the village of Weiden, ... On the right bank of the Rhine, opposite cologne, lies Deutz (hotels, see p. ..."

3. Readings in European History: A Collection of Extracts from the Sources by James Harvey Robinson (1906)
"How the people of cologne fought Emperor Henry V in 1114. ... No German town was more important than cologne, with its great commerce and its influential ..."

4. The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages by Hastings Rashdall (1895)
"cologne appears from very early times to have boasted Ancient Universities of ... The most important of these in cologne was of course the Cathedral School ..."

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