Etymology

clair de lune

Today it means: A pale bluish-gray colour. Full definition →

French clair de lune
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromclair de lune“moonlight”
  2. English todayclair de lune

Borrowed from French clair de lune (“moonlight”).

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