eau de cologne
noun
eau de co·logne
ˌō-də-kə-ˈlōn 
plural eaux de cologne
ˌō(z)-də-kə-ˈlōn
: cologne
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Its 100-ml. eau de cologne generally costs between 65 euros and 75 euros, generating approximately 15 million euros annually.
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Spruce, wry, soigné, specific Mr. V., pleasantly redolent of eau de cologne, had been replaced by an exhausted, old, generic guy in a shapeless hospital garment who smelled off.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Its six-piece debut offers organic lip balm, hand soap and lotion, body soap and lotion, as well as an eau de cologne—all made in France.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
Some companies make eau de toilette, eau de cologne and eau de parfum versions of the same fragrance.
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
Eau de cologne’s staying power will be about the same as eau fraiche; the main difference is that eau de cologne is made up of more alcohol and eau fraiche contains more water.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
Should men wear eau de cologne, eau de parfum or eau de toilette?
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
Shortly after its creation, eau de cologne was shipped to nearly every European royal house.
—Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
The odor of eau de cologne, of food cooking, of cards, of rooms, of dust, nauseates me.
—Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Spruce, wry, soigné, specific Mr. V., pleasantly redolent of eau de cologne, had been replaced by an exhausted, old, generic guy in a shapeless hospital garment who smelled off.
—Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Its six-piece debut offers organic lip balm, hand soap and lotion, body soap and lotion, as well as an eau de cologne—all made in France.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
Some companies make eau de toilette, eau de cologne and eau de parfum versions of the same fragrance.
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
Eau de cologne’s staying power will be about the same as eau fraiche; the main difference is that eau de cologne is made up of more alcohol and eau fraiche contains more water.
—Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
Should men wear eau de cologne, eau de parfum or eau de toilette?
—Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
Shortly after its creation, eau de cologne was shipped to nearly every European royal house.
—Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
The odor of eau de cologne, of food cooking, of cards, of rooms, of dust, nauseates me.
—Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022
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“Eau de cologne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eau%20de%20cologne. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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