Definitions
a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
Word origin
From Middle English Coloyne, from Old French Cologne, from Latin Colōnia Agrippīna (“Agrippine Colony”), a settlement named after Agrippina, the mother of Roman Emperor Nero; colōnia (“colony”) comes from colōnus (“farmer; colonist”), from verb colo, colere (“till, cultivate, worship”). Doublet of Colonia, colony, and Köln, from German.
Used in a sentence
“Roads on either side of the river Rhine will be closed as authorities seal off the large evacuation zone. The Unesco World Heritage Cologne Cathedral sits just outside the area.”
“You stink of too much cologne.”
“He wore some aftershave or cologne that gave him a heavy, nasty, sweet scent.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Men's fragrance”7 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
C______