Noun: eau de Cologne
| Singular | eau de Cologne |
| Plural | eaux de Cologne |
Sample Sentences
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About three o'clock Carrados tapped lightly on his own door and a very faint voice bade him enter. Clifton was lying prostrate on the couch, a napkin round her head, and the reek of eau-de-Cologne filling the room. [1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:]
Etymology
Borrowed from French eau de Cologne. See: French Nouns '
eau de Cologne'.