First Known Use: 1822
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bain–marie
noun bain–ma·rie \ˌban-mə-ˈrē, ˌbaⁿ-\
plural bains–marie \same\
Definition of BAIN-MARIE
: a cooking utensil containing heated water in which food in smaller pots is cooked — compare double boiler
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Origin of BAIN-MARIE
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
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