eau de cologne /ˌəʊ də kəˈləʊn 
/ ▸ noun (plural eaux de cologne /ˌəʊ də kəˈləʊn /) [mass noun] a light perfume with a characteristic scent, made originally in Cologne, Germany: the drenching smell of eau de cologne.
– ORIGIN early 19th century: French, literally ‘water of Cologne’.
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