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bechamel
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bechamel has 1 sense
- bechamel(n = noun.food) bechamel sauce, white sauce - milk thickened with a butter and flour roux; Array is a kind of sauce
has particulars: blanc, cheese sauce, cream sauce
CIDE DICTIONARY
bechamel, n. [F. béchamel, named from its inventor, Louis de Béchamel .].
A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream. [1913 Webster]
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