Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Cologne"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Umber \Um"ber\, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre
d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or
shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. {Umber}, 3 & 4,
{Umbrage}.]
1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and
water colors, obtained from certain natural clays
variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It
is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is
then called {burnt umber}; when not heated, it is called
{raw umber}. See {Burnt umber}, below.
2. An umbrere. [Obs.]
3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zo["o]l.) See {Grayling}, 1.
4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L.
umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See
{Umber} a pigment.] (Zo["o]l.) An African wading bird
({Scopus umbretta}) allied to the storks and herons. It is
dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called
also {umbrette}, {umbre}, and {umber bird}.
{Burnt umber} (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber,
which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a
bright reddish brown.
{Cologne}, or {German}, {umber}, a brown pigment obtained
from lignite. See {Cologne earth}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cologne \Co*logne"\, n. [Originally made in Cologne, the French
name of K["o]ln, a city in Germany.]
A perfumed liquid, composed of alcohol and certain aromatic
oils, used in the toilet; -- called also {cologne water} and
{eau de cologne}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Cologne
n 1: a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the
Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a
member of the Hanseatic League [syn: {Cologne}, {Koln}]
2: a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol [syn: {cologne
water}, {eau de cologne}]
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