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beurre manié

[ burmahn-yey; French bœrma-nyey ]

/ ˈbɜr mɑnˈyeɪ; French bœr maˈnyeɪ /

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noun French Cooking.

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Origin of beurre manié

1935–40; <French: literally, kneaded butter

Words nearby beurre manié

Beulah, up on something, be, Beur, beurre blanc, beurre fondu, beurre manié, beurre noir, beurre noisette, Beuthen, Beuys, BEV

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How to use beurre manié in a sentence

But in general, we found that many of our meals blended together in a heavy beurre blanc haze.
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In manie of our iourneyes we found silke wormes fayre and great; as bigge as our ordinary walnuttes.
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By surfet haue manie perished: but he that dieteth himselfe prolongeth his life.
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Tu croyois, vieux Penard, qu' une folle manie D' elever ton neveu m'inspireroit l'envie.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau

When he had somewhat appeased their minds with these and manie other reasons, he returned backe againe to Calis.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (7 of 9)|Raphael Holinshed
In this solemne councell, diuerse & manie things for the wealth of the realme were debated and concluded.
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (7 of 9)|Raphael Holinshed