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

Along with easy access to croissants and café au lait, our heroes have the benefit of not having to wax patriotic about a country in which they no longer live.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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