eau de cologne
Example Sentences
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“When you wear an eau de cologne, it’s an extension of your grooming routine. And you’re saying, ‘I’m clean.
From New York Times • May 10, 2021
The worst mannerisms of late nouvelle cuisine were foreshadowed by his cucina futurista, with its "completely new, absurd combinations" of ingredients, its sauces of chocolate, red pepper, pistachio and eau de cologne.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a small laboratory in Toulouse in 1946 he began making a secret perfume of eau de cologne, Cyprian essence, ferns, the excretions of vipers and scorpions.
From Time Magazine Archive
An Israeli officer passed out some fresh fruit; an Egyptian reciprocated with eau de cologne.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had put a net over his impeccably waved hair and reeked of eau de cologne.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
