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
Graduate researcher Jacquelynn Mornay said the noise levels registered there could cause permanent hearing damage after an hour or so of exposure.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2024
“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
M. du Mornay, averting his eyes from me, took two or three short, impatient turns up and down the chamber.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.
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