eau de Cologne
noun
- genericized trademark name for commercially produced fragrance
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ də kəˈləʊn/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from French eau de Cologne.
- A type of perfume; cologne.
“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.”
- Telephone.
- Woman [from palone].