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Definition of Eau de cologne
1. Noun. A perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eau De Cologne
Literary usage of Eau de cologne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical lexicon by Robley Dunglison (1860)
"eau de cologne, Cologne water. A cele- ated perfume, so called from the place
where it i made. The following is one formula: Oil of ..."
2. American Druggist (1889)
"Eau-de-Cologne. A SHORT time ago the Chemist and Druggist announced that a ...
"A very good authority states that eau-de-cologne can only be of first ..."
3. A Cyclopaedia of Six Thousand Practical Receipts, and Collateral Information by Arnold James Cooley (1850)
"When prepared in the latter way, any article that would impart a color should be
avoided, as eau de Cologne should be both transparent and colorless. ..."
4. St. Petersburgh: A Journal of Travels to and from that Capital; Through by Augustus Bozzi Granville (1828)
"Receipt for making Eau de Cologne.— Navigation of the Rhine. — Steam-boat—Timber
Rafts. WE entered Aachen, as its present masters call Aix la Chapelle, ..."