Plural of cologne; multiple bottles or varieties of eau de cologne, a light fragrant water used as a personal scent.
From the city of Cologne, Germany, where 'eau de cologne' was originally developed in the 18th century. Italian perfumer Giovanni Paolo Feminis created the formula in Cologne, establishing the name.
Eau de cologne became so popular that the word 'cologne' basically stuck to any similar light fragrance—it's one of the few cities whose name became a common noun for a product type, like how 'champagne' only technically refers to wine from Champagne, France.
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