cologne Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    Koln.
  2. noun a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
    eau de cologne; cologne water.

WordNet

Co*logne" noun
Etymology
Originally made in Cologne, the French name of Köln, a city in Germany.
Definitions
  1. A perfumed liquid, composed of alcohol and certain aromatic oils, used in the toilet; -- called also cologne water and eau de cologne.

Webster 1913