Mornay

[ mawr-ney mawr-ney ]

noun

1. Also called Duplessis-Mornay. Phi·lippe de [fee-, leep, d, uh], Sei·gneur du Ples·sis-Mar·ly [se-, nyœr, d, y, ple-see-m, a, r, -, lee], Pope of the Huguenots, 1549–1623, French statesman and Protestant leader.
2. (often lowercase) Also called Mornay sauce. a béchamel, or white sauce, containing cheese, especially Parmesan and Gruyère.

Mornay

¹

/ mɔrnɛ /

noun

1. MornayPhilippe de, Seigneur du Plessis-Marly15491623MFrenchPOLITICS: Huguenot leader Philippe de (filip də), Seigneur du Plessis-Marly. 1549–1623, French Huguenot leader AlsoDuplessis-Mornay

mornay

²

/ ˈmɔːneɪ /

adjective

1. often immediately postpositive denoting a cheese sauce used in several dishes

   eggs mornay

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mornay¹

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

Example Sentences

Mornay by chance one day entered the cabinet of the king, where his enemies were busy in their cabals.

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On his conversion, the character of which was as obvious then as it is now, compare Duplessis Mornay, Mm.

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Sauce Mornay has been hailed internationally as "the greatest culinary achievement in cheese."

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"Then I can be of no use, I fear," remarked M. Mornay dryly.

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In truth he had not realized how big a thing M. Mornay had done for him.

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