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Mornay

[ mawr-ney mawr-ney ]

noun

  1. Also called Duplessis-Mornay. Phi·lippe de [fee-, leep, d, uh], Sei·gneur du Ples·sis-Mar·ly [se-, nyœr, d, y, ple-see-m, a, r, -, lee], Pope of the Huguenots, 1549–1623, French statesman and Protestant leader.
  2. (often lowercase) Also called Mornay sauce. a béchamel, or white sauce, containing cheese, especially Parmesan and Gruyère.


Mornay

1

/ mɔrnɛ /

noun

  1. MornayPhilippe de, Seigneur du Plessis-Marly15491623MFrenchPOLITICS: Huguenot leader Philippe de (filip də), Seigneur du Plessis-Marly. 1549–1623, French Huguenot leader AlsoDuplessis-Mornay
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mornay

2

/ ˈmɔːneɪ /

adjective

  1. often immediately postpositive denoting a cheese sauce used in several dishes

    eggs mornay

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mornay1

perhaps named after Philippe de Mornay , Seigneur du Plessis-Marly (1549–1623), French Huguenot leader
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Example Sentences

Mornay by chance one day entered the cabinet of the king, where his enemies were busy in their cabals.

On his conversion, the character of which was as obvious then as it is now, compare Duplessis Mornay, Mm.

Sauce Mornay has been hailed internationally as "the greatest culinary achievement in cheese."

"Then I can be of no use, I fear," remarked M. Mornay dryly.

In truth he had not realized how big a thing M. Mornay had done for him.

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