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bain-marie in British English
French (bɛ̃mari)
nounWord forms: plural bains-marie (bɛ̃mari)
a vessel for holding hot water, in which sauces and other dishes are gently cooked or kept warm
Word origin
C19: from French, from Medieval Latin balneum Mariae, literally: bath of Mary, inaccurate translation of Medieval Greek kaminos Marios, literally: furnace of Miriam, alleged author of a treatise on alchemyImage ofbain-marie
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