Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun To the; at the; with the: the dative of the French definite article, occurring in some phrases frequently used in English, as au fait, au fond, au revoir, etc.
- noun The chemical symbol of gold (L., aurum).
- noun A common English digraph representing generally the sound of “broad a” (â), but often also ä.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
- noun a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers)
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Examples
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Even the churned foam from a paddle wheel is _café au lait_ with what a blue-jacket contemptuously referred to as "a little more of the _au lait!
A Dweller in Mesopotamia Being the Adventures of an Official Artist in the Garden of Eden Donald Maxwell 1906
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These pastries include things like croissants, Danishes, pain au chocolate (both often made with croissant dough).
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In the office I googled ‘pain au chocolate’ and instead of receiving the usual error – ‘Did you mean “pain au chocolat”?’
Miscellaneous Maxine 2009
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Sorry, but I think expedia. com.au is better than the rest.
Wotflight Searches Multiple Airlines, At A Cost | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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These pastries include things like croissants, Danishes, pain au chocolate (both often made with croissant dough).
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Even treats like pain au chocolate and brioche au sucre are not sweetened, despite their respective additions of chocolate and sugar.
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They have real food, you can order a large latte without beeing sneered at, and the pain au chocolat is not the best I have had, but it is in the top three.
live through this and you won't look back matociquala 2009
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Even treats like pain au chocolate and brioche au sucre are not sweetened, despite their respective additions of chocolate and sugar.
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These pastries include things like croissants, Danishes, pain au chocolate (both often made with croissant dough).
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Even treats like pain au chocolate and brioche au sucre are not sweetened, despite their respective additions of chocolate and sugar.
oroboros commented on the word au
Au. Chemical element symbol for Gold.
December 16, 2007
artoparts commented on the word au
Rx - auris utraque = both ears.
February 18, 2009