The Collaborative International Dictionary
cologne water
Cologne \Co*logne"\, n. [Originally made in Cologne, the French name of K["o]ln, a city in Germany.]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.
WordNet
cologne water
n. a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol [syn: cologne, eau de cologne]
Usage examples of "cologne water".
He took off his cocked hat and wiped sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief that had been soaked in cologne water.
There his linens lay in neat layers, and a bottle of cologne water, which he was fond of.
The nurse gave her a fresh handkerchief, sprinkled with cologne water.
Wainwright, in her room was languishing in a chair and applying to her brow a handkerchief wet with cologne water.