Also called Duplessis-Mornay. Philippe de Seigneur du Plessis-Marly Pope of the Huguenots, 1549–1623, French statesman and Protestant leader.
Also called Mornay sauce. (often lowercase) a béchamel, or white sauce, containing cheese, especially Parmesan and Gruyère.
perhaps named after Philippe de Mornay , Seigneur du Plessis-Marly (1549–1623), French Huguenot leader
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“It amounts to artists blacklisting fellow artists based on their nationality, ethnicity or identity—and we wouldn’t do it to artists in any other country,” said actress Rebecca De Mornay, who signed the letter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
“This morning we found three men who were trying to get a bunch of women into a van,” said one of the former legionnaires, a South African who gave only his first name, Mornay.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2022
Sprinkled with edible gold and seasoned with truffle salt and truffle oil, they are served on a crystal plate with an orchid, thin-sliced truffles, and a Mornay cheese dip.
From Reuters • Jul. 26, 2021
However, we have plenty of other brilliant recipes, like our Creamed Spinach and Parsnips, this refreshing, award-winning Lemon Basil Sherbet, and Cauliflower Gratin With Mornay Sauce.
From Salon • Jul. 21, 2021
He came here to see the Duc de Mornay, but he is away from here.
From The Weight of the Crown by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)
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