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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

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

Merriam Webster's

or German Köln geographical name city W Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia on the Rhine population 956,690

Britannica Concise

City (pop., 1996 est.: 966,000), W Germany. Located on the Rhine River, it is one of Europe's key inland ports. First settled by Romans in the 1st cent. BC, its commercial importance grew out of its location on the major European trade routes. In the Middle Ages it also became an ecclesiastical center and an important center of art and learning. Despite almost complete destruction in World War II, the city retains some buildings and monuments of all periods. Its cathedral, the largest Gothic church in N Europe, is its unofficial symbol. The city remains a banking center, as it was in the Middle Ages. Wine and textile manufacturing are prominent, as is the making of eau de cologne, first produced commercially in the 18th cent. It is famous for its pre-Lenten carnival.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (in full cologne water) eau-de-Cologne or a similar scented toilet water. Etymology: abbr.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(colognes) Cologne is a kind of weak perfume. = eau de cologne N-MASS

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n.; (also cologne-water) Eau-de-Cologne.