BAIN-MARIE


Meaning of BAIN-MARIE in English

noun (plural bains-marie) Etymology: French, from Middle French, translation of Medieval Latin balneum Mariae, literally, Mary's bath, after Maria Hebraea, Mary the Jewess, legendary inventor of apparatus used in alchemy Date: 1822 a cooking utensil containing heated water in which food in smaller pots is cooked

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