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café au lait

British  
/ kafe o lɛ /

noun

  1. coffee with milk

    1. a light brown colour

    2. (as modifier)

      café-au-lait brocade
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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.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023

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

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2022

Chanel jackets and croissants dunked in café au lait.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2021

Expect café noir and café au lait with madeleines and quiche, plus pain perdu with strawberry, lime and basil, and fregola sarda risotto with octopus, from a menu that changes frequently.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2019

Maman Thibaut has been dosing Amélie with café au lait at the big kitchen table.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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