cologne, cologne water, eau de cologne
(noun) a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
Cologne, Koln
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Cologne
A largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia in northwestern Germany, on the Rhine River.
A city and town in Minnesota, United States.
cologne (usually uncountable, plural colognes)
A type of perfume consisting of 2-5% essential oils, 70-90 % alcohol and water.
• eau de Cologne
Source: Wiktionary
Co*logne", n. Etym: [Originally made in Cologne, the French name of Köln, a city in Germany.]
Definition: A perfumed liquid, composed of alcohol and certain aromatic oils, used in the toilet; -- called also cologne water and eau de cologne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
