COLOGNE DEFINITIONS - 12 definitions found
Cologne n 1: 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 [syn: Cologne, Koln] 2: a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol [syn: cologne, cologne water, eau de cologne] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) Cologne or German Köln geographical name city W Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Rhine population 956,690 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) cologne noun Etymology: Cologne, Germany Date: 1814 1. a perfumed liquid composed of alcohol and fragrant oils 2. a cream or paste of cologne sometimes formed into a semisolid stick • cologned adjective Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary cologne (colognes) Cologne is a kind of weak perfume. = eau de cologne N-MASS English Explanatory Dictionary cologne n. (in full cologne water) eau-de-Cologne or a similar scented toilet water. [abbr.] The Nuttall Encyclopaedia (1907) Cologne in German :Köln: capital of Rhenish Prussia, and a fortress of first rank, on the left bank of the Rhine, 175 m. SE. of Rotterdam; is a busy commercial city, and is engaged in eau-de-Cologne, sugar, tobacco, and other manufactures. It has some fine old buildings, and a picture gallery; but its glory is its great cathedral, founded in the 9th century, burnt in 1248, since which time the rebuilding was carried on at intervals, and only completed in 1880; it is one of the masterpieces of Gothic architecture. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Umber \Um"ber\, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. Umber, 3 & 4, Umbrage.] 1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called raw umber. See Burnt umber, below. 2. An umbrere. [Obs.] 3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zo["o]l.) See Grayling, 1. 4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L. umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See Umber a pigment.] (Zo["o]l.) An African wading bird ({Scopus umbretta}) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird. Burnt umber (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber, which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a bright reddish brown. Cologne, or German, umber, a brown pigment obtained from lignite. See Cologne earth. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. Cologne, MN (city, FIPS 12664) Location: 44.77160 N, 93.78802 W Population (1990): 563 (232 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55322 Cologne, VA Zip code(s): 23037 Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms cologne n. ; (also cologne-water) Eau-de-Cologne. |
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