cologne
A type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water.
Example
“You stink of too much cologne.”
Other meanings
Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany.
A fragrance typically worn by a man as opposed to a woman, regardless of its concentration.
A kind of
- perfume
Related words
- cologned
Word history
From French "eau de Cologne".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cologne” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.