A mixture of coffee and hot milk. / Coffee and hot milk served in separate jugs as a breakfast drink. / (color) A light coffee colour.

plural of café au lait

plural of cafe au lait

(construction) A weak, milky layer of cement and aggregate fines on a concrete surface that is usually caused by an overwet mixture, overworking the mixture, improper or excessive finishing or combination thereof. Also, could be caused when a slurry mix is used on a deep foundation, where the slurry mix is not completely removed before placing concrete on top.

plural of laitance

(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral galena white mineral containing bismuth, selenium, and sulfur.

(UK dialectal) Seeking; inquiring.