eau de cologne
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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
Gretchen and the other young women waved goodbye, and the richly dressed old woman sprinkled eau de cologne on her handkerchief, dabbed her forehead.
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
Where Khrushchev, the proletarian, overflows with animal vigor, Bulganin exudes good manners 1;and a faint whiff of eau de cologne.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dussel, unpacking his case with an air of importance, asked for some eau de cologne, which could be used as a disinfectant, and vaseline, which would have to do for wax.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
