Pronunciation: ˌ ban-m ə - ' r ē , ˌ ba n -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bains-marie \ same \
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 ― compare DOUBLE BOILER