Hungary water

== English == === Alternative forms === Hungary-water Hungry-water, Hungry water (obsolete) === Etymology === Ellipsis of Queen of Hungary's water, possibly a calque of French Eau de la Reine de Hongrie, after its supposed origin. === Noun === Hungary water (countable and uncountable, plural Hungary waters) (historical) One of various early modern perfumes and elixirs made of rosemary, camomile or later lavender infused in various alcohols. ==== Translations ==== === References === “Hungary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “Hungary, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1899.