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Cologne earth

Cologne earth noun: an earth of a deep brown colour, containing more vegetable than mineral matter; an earthy variety of lignite, or brown coal.

Noun

Cologne earth (uncountable)

  1. An earth of a deep brown colour, containing more vegetable than mineral matter; an earthy variety of lignite, or brown coal.

Origin of Cologne earth

Named after the city Cologne.

Questions about Cologne earth

What does Cologne earth mean?
Cologne earth means an earth of a deep brown colour, containing more vegetable than mineral matter; an earthy variety of lignite, or brown coal.
What part of speech is Cologne earth?
Cologne earth is a noun.

Words near Cologne earth in the dictionary

  1. cologarithms
  2. cologastric
  3. cologenic
  4. Cologn
  5. cologne
  6. Cologne earth
  7. Cologne umber
  8. Cologne water
  9. Cologne waters
  10. cologned
  11. Cologner

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