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   bain-marie

   /ˌbanməˈriː/

   noun

   • 1. a pan of hot water in which a cooking container is placed for slow cooking: "cook in a bain-marie until the custard thickens slightly"

   Word Origin early 18th century: French, translation of medieval Latin balneum Mariae ‘bath of Maria’, translating Greek kaminos Marias ‘furnace of Maria’, said to be a Jewish alchemist.

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