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béchamel definition

bé·cha·mel (bā′s̸hə mel′)

noun

a basic white sauce made of milk, butter, flour, and, sometimes, cream

Etymology: Fr, after Louis de Béchamel, steward to Louis XIV

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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