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Definition of Cologne water
1. Noun. A perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cologne Water
Literary usage of Cologne water
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Souvenirs of Travel by Octavia (Walton) Le Vert (1857)
"Caxton lived there in 1470, and learned the art of printing. The " cologne water "
of " Jean Farina " is known to the whole world; there are, ..."
2. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1852)
"lant applications, such as cologne water, or a weak solution of corrosive sublimate,
or of sulphate of zinc. The tumours may also often be advantageously ..."
3. The Improved Housewife: Or Book of Receipts, with Engravings for Marketing by A. L. Webster (1855)
"cologne water. Pour a quart of alcohol gently on the following oils :— on two
drachms of the oil of rosemary, two of the oil of lemon, or orange-flower ..."
4. An Introduction to practical pharmacy by Edward Parrish (1856)
"cologne water. Eau de Cologne, as imported from Cologne, and from Paris, is a
highly rectified spirituous perfume obtained by distillation from a variet}' ..."
5. A Cyclopaedia of Six Thousand Practical Receipts, and Collateral Information by Arnold James Cooley (1850)
"An agreeable perfume. EAU DE COLOGNE. Syn, cologne water. ... A piece of linen
dipped in cologne water, and laid across the forehead, is a fashionable ..."
6. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1886)
"7: cologne water, I.—10 oil of bergamot, 5 oil of lemon, i oil of lavender (best),
... Heating to such a temperature improves a cologne water considerably, ..."
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