Cologne

(ko-lōn'.) [Ger. Köln. ] An anc.city ofPru ia, formerly C. of an independent electorate of same name, and now of the Rhine pro vs. It connects by a magnificent iron bridge with Deutz on the opposite bank of the Rhine, is strongly fortified, and presents architecturally a fine coup d'œil of med iæval quaintne . Its cathedral, begun abt. 1248, and still unfinished, promises to be the most imposing structure in Germany. C. has an extensive commerce, and is the chief entrepot between the Netherlands and the cities of the Zollverein. C. was founded by the Romans, and reached the height of its prosperity during the Middle Ages, and the subsequent zenith of the Hanseatic League. Pop. (civilian) 124,172. [s. 206] Cologne -earth. (Paint.) A pigment of a Cologne -earth. (Paint.) A pigment of a deep brown color, approaching amber, and similar in its use and properties to Vandyke brown. It is supposed to be ap reparation of woody remains long buried in the earth. [s. 206]