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cologne
CIDE DICTIONARY
cologne, n. [Originally made in Cologne , the French name of Köln, a city in Germany.].
A perfumed liquid, composed of alcohol and certain aromatic oils, used in the toilet; -- called also cologne water and eau de cologne . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cologne, n. (in full cologne water) eau-de-Cologne or a similar scented toilet water.
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