BECHAMEL - Definition

Pronunciation:		'beyshu`mel
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] milk thickened with a butter and flour roux

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	Synonyms:	bechamel sauce, white sauce

	See Also:	cheese sauce, cream sauce, sauce

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Bech"a*mel\, n. [F. b['e]chamel, named from its inventor, Louis de B['e]chamel.] (Cookery) A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.