au lait

[ oh ley; French oh le ]

adjective

, French Cooking.

1. prepared or served with milk.

au lait

/ əʊ ˈleɪ; o lɛ /

adjective

1. prepared or served with milk

Word History and Origins

Origin of au lait¹

< French: literally, with the milk. See lact-

Word History and Origins

Origin of au lait¹

French, literally: with milk

Example Sentences

Boyfriend, a New Orleans-based rapper who prefers not to reveal her real name, gets up from her decaf cafe au lait.

From The Daily Beast

My mom has the most beautiful café au lait complexion, which she shares with my two older sisters and older brother.

From The Daily Beast

She strutted down the red carpet the color of cafe au lait—except for her white ears and the big white spots behind them.

From The Daily Beast

Served with a café au lait, this is the perfect snack for breakfast, brunch, midafternoon, at midnight… basically any time.

From The Daily Beast

The little tobacco-shop and café around the corner I find an excellent place for café au lait.

From Project Gutenberg

I sent a waiter for café-au-lait and a brioche and lectured her on the folly of going without proper sustenance.

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Not necessarily chocolate-roofed, however: the eaves may be tinged instead with a soft patina of caf au lait.

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A solid medium of the colour of café au lait is thus produced.

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After a night's rest, with a cup of hot café au lait before you, how easy and pleasant good resolutions are.

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