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Meanings of cologne in English

Russian
одеколон
Portuguese
água-de-colónia
Spanish
agua de colonia
Catalan
colònia

Perfume.

одеколон
Portuguese
colônia

A commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League.

colônia
Usage of cologne in English
1
Nor was the overpowering cologne on the young man to my left.
Exit strategy
2
He never used cologne; what beguiled was his wonderful Bond Street soap.
Black Deutschland
3
And then he was gone, with a final noxious waft of cologne.
The genesis secret
4
He washed, changed and doused himself with cologne, then set out again.
Rakes and radishes
5
In fact, that might have been cologne I smelled on the air.
The Duff
6
Spencer inhaled deeply, taking in the faintest trace of Colin's spicy cologne.
Pretty Little Secrets
7
I stopped taking your arm when you started wearing that god-awful cologne.'
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
8
She smelled his musky cologne as he came up slowly behind her.
Hush: a novel
9
One emitted a very distinct male odor-andperhaps a remnant of cologne.
Heir of Fire
10
He looked haggard and smelled of coffee and too much drugstore cologne.
Bones Never Lie
11
Sweet Jesus, how could I remember the name of a childhood cologne?
Bones to Ashes
12
Then a wave of Polo cologne almost knocks me on my butt.
The First Lie
13
Though if what Jean-Claude wore was cologne, then Brut was bug spray.
Burnt Offerings
14
I smelled starched cotton, male sweat, and the familiar Hugo Boss cologne.
Devil Bones
15
Sheila likes it when I dress up and wear cologne for her.
Forgiving ararat
16
Vinegar of cantharides half an ounce, eau-de-cologne one ounce, rose-water one ounce.
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