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Musk vs Cologne - What's the difference?

musk | cologne |

As nouns the difference between musk and cologne

is that musk is a greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes while cologne is a type of perfume consisting of 2-5% essential oils, 70-90 % alcohol and water.

As a verb musk

is to perfume with musk.

musk

English

(wikipedia musk)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
  • A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.
  • A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.
  • The odour of musk.
  • The musk deer.
  • The (musk plant) ().
  • A plant of the genus ); the (musky heronsbill).
  • A plant of the genus Muscari ; grape hyacinth.
  • (slang, colloquial, vulgar) The scent of human genitalia when aroused or unwashed, especially that of a man.
    • I was so excited I could smell my own musk .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To perfume with musk.
    • English terms derived from Sanskrit

    cologne

    English

    (wikipedia Cologne)

    Alternative forms

    * Cologn (obsolete) * (rare)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A city in northwestern Germany on the Rhine River.