COLOGNE-EARTH
\kəlˈə͡ʊnˈɜːθ], \kəlˈəʊnˈɜːθ], \k_ə_l_ˈəʊ_n_ˈɜː_θ]\
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ko-l[=o]n'-[.e]rth, n. a brown earth prepared from lignite, found originally near Cologne, a German city on the Rhine.--COLOGNE WATER, or EAU DE COLOGNE, a perfumed spirit first made at Cologne in 1709 by Jean Farina.
By Thomas Davidson
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