Mornay

noun

variants or mornay

less common variants of mornay sauce

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Mornay sauce

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Mornay

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Mor·nay mȯr-ˈnā

Philippe de 1549–1623 Seigneur du Plessis-Marly; usually called Duplessis-Mornay dᵫ-plā-sē-mȯr-ˈne

French Huguenot

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