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usually uncountable, plural colognes
A type of perfume consisting of 2-5% essential oils, 70-90% alcohol and water. quotations examples
He wore some aftershave or cologne that gave him a heavy, nasty, sweet scent.
1998, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 95
Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany. examples
(loosely) A fragrance typically worn by a man as opposed to a woman, regardless of its concentration. examples