Cologne

Cologne
Cologne Co*logne", n. [Originally made in Cologne, the French name of K["o]ln, a city in Germany.]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}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Cologne — • German city and archbishopric Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cologne     Cologne     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • COLOGNE — (Ger. Köln), city in Germany. Founded in 50 C.E. as the Roman Colonia Agrippinensis, seat of the provincial and military administration, it is likely to have attracted a Jewish population at an early date. A Jewish cemetery, assumed to have… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Cologne —    Cologne (Köln) has for centuries been one of the most important cities in Europe though it has rarely had any theatrical significance. It began as a Roman colony (colonia in Latin, from which Cologne takes its name) and military outpost in 38… …   Historical dictionary of German Theatre

  • COLOGNE — Née à l’époque romaine (Colonia Agrippina en 49), Cologne (en allemand Köln) est l’une des plus anciennes villes du Rhin. Elle connaît une période de très grande prospérité au Moyen Âge. Ville libre impériale en 1212, ville étape sur le Rhin,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Cologne — steht für: die englische und französische Bezeichnung für die deutsche Stadt Köln Cologne (Minnesota) Cologne (New Jersey) Cologne (Texas) Cologne (Virginia) Cologne (Lombardei), eine Stadt in der Provinz Brescia, Italien Cologne (Gers), eine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • cologne — brown (vandyke brown); cologne spirits (highly concentrated ethyl alcohol); cologneware (mottled brown and gray stoneware); cologne water (eau de cologne, toilet water); cologne yellow (chrome yellow and lead sulfate pigment) …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • cologne — 1814, Cologne water, loan translation of Fr. eau de Cologne, lit. water from Cologne, from the city in Germany (Ger. Köln, from L. Colonia Agrippina) where it was made, first by Italian chemist Johann Maria Farina, who had settled there in 1709 …   Etymology dictionary

  • Cologne — Cologne, MN U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 1012 Housing Units (2000): 392 Land area (2000): 0.753236 sq. miles (1.950873 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.103759 sq. miles (0.268735 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.856995 sq. miles (2.219608 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Cologne, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 1012 Housing Units (2000): 392 Land area (2000): 0.753236 sq. miles (1.950873 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.103759 sq. miles (0.268735 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.856995 sq. miles (2.219608 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • cologne — ► NOUN ▪ eau de cologne or similarly scented toilet water …   English terms dictionary

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