café au lait

/ kafe o lɛ /

noun

1. coffee with milk
2. 1. a light brown colour
   2. (as modifier)

      café-au-lait brocade

Example Sentences

Much like how the Big Ten and Pac-12 define the Rose Bowl, the SEC and Big 12 go with the Sugar Bowl like beignets go with a hot cafe au lait.

From Seattle Times

Ten fingers, 10 toes, steady breathing, good tone, strong cry, no defects, two small café au lait spots on her thigh—just beauty marks.

From Slate

This month, Quinta Brunson, the star and creator of the hit sitcom “Abbott Elementary,” hosted the Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony wearing a structured Gaurav Gupta design the color of café au lait.

From New York Times

The new range of covers come in seven sizes of four colours: berry, cinnamon, caramel and café au lait.

From BBC

It was a Pan Am ticket in a bone china cup, with flavors that included French-style Café Au Lait, Swiss Mocha and Café Vienna.

From Washington Post

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