cologne English · revision 898

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /kəˈləʊn/ ''(UK)''; /kəˈloʊn/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is short for ''Cologne water'',^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) a translation of [[fr|eau de Cologne|t=water of Cologne]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) from the French name of the German city of Köln, where it was made,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from [[la|Colōnia|t=colony]] (Colonia Agrippina).^(AHD)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ As ''Cologne water'', the scented liquid (1814);^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989) as simply ''cologne'' by 1844.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The perfume was first made in Cologne by the Italian chemist Johann Maria Farina, who settled there in 1709.^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) The city was founded in 38 BC and became a Roman colony in AD 50 at the request of Agrippina the Younger, who was born there.^(Etymonline) English generally used the city's French name in the 18th century.^(Etymonline) In modern use ''cologne'' is often a fragrance worn by men.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1709 – Farina begins making the perfume in Cologne.^(Etymonline)^(RHWU)

+ * 1814 – ''Cologne water''.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1844 – ''cologne''.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A lightly scented liquid of alcohol and fragrant oils; [[eau de Cologne]] or toilet water.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A fragrance worn especially by men.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[cologned]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[eau de Cologne]]

+ * [[colony]]

+ * [[perfume]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}