Mornay

[ mawr-ney for 1; mawr-ney for 2 ]

/ mɔrˈneɪ for 1; mɔrˈneɪ for 2 /

noun

Also called Duplessis-Mornay. Phi·lippe de

[fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/, Sei·gneur du Ples·sis-Mar·ly

[se-nyœr dy ple-see-mar-lee] /sɛˈnyœr dü plɛ si marˈli/, Pope of the Huguenots, 1549–1623, French statesman and Protestant leader.

(often lowercase) Also called Mornay sauce. a béchamel, or white sauce, containing cheese, especially Parmesan and Gruyère.

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Examples from the Web for mornay

Mornay said nothing; he was proud of his pupil, but from time to time he tried to place himself before him.
The Forty-Five Guardsmen|Alexandre Dumas
His lieutenant, Mornay, intercepted Montalembert, who was advancing with seven hundred men and two pieces of artillery.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14|Various
Mornay had made up his mind to serve forever a king who had saved his country.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times|Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Mornay, would it not be sweet to leave all this fret and fume, and ride away to the green woods by Coarraze?'
A Gentleman of France|Stanley Weyman

Mornay by chance one day entered the cabinet of the king, where his enemies were busy in their cabals.
Henry IV, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for mornay (1 of 2)

mornay

/ (ˈmɔːneɪ) /

adjective

(often immediately postpositive) denoting a cheese sauce used in several disheseggs mornay

Word Origin for mornay

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

British Dictionary definitions for mornay (2 of 2)

Mornay

/ (French mɔrnɛ) /

noun

Philippe de (filip də), Seigneur du Plessis-Marly. 1549–1623, French Huguenot leaderAlso: Duplessis-Mornay

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