au lait

[ oh -ley; French oh -le ]

/ oʊ ˈleɪ; French oʊ ˈlɛ /

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adjective French Cooking.

prepared or served with milk.

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Origin of au lait

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

Words nearby au lait

Augustus, Augustus Caesar, au jus, auk, auklet, au lait, Aulard, auld, auld lang syne, Auld Reekie, aulic

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Sure, she was more expensive than an au pair, but, we congratulated ourselves, she spoke English and she knew what she was doing.
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Instead, her au naturel dusting and vacuuming maintained her svelte figure.
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Au retour de cette rivire Sainct Jean, nostre voyage s'addressoit jusques aux Armouchiquoys.
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Et au partir de l tira ledit Sieur au Port Royal lieu de son habitation.
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Car les Sauvages ayans encore de la reverence aux sepultures de leurs peres & amis, le vouloient porter au Cap de Sable 40.
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Mais il manda au sieur de Poutrincourt qu'il le vinst voir ce iour l, autrement qu'il estoit mort.
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Le Sieur de Poutrincourt se mit dans vne chaloupe pour aller au devant, & avec vn dogue il le fit tourner en arrire d'o il venoit.
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British Dictionary definitions for au lait

au lait

/ (əʊ ˈleɪ, French o lɛ) /

adjective

prepared or served with milk

Word Origin for au lait

French, literally: with milk

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