Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a large pan that is filled with hot water;
smaller pans containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food warm or to cook food slowly;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bain-marie \Bain`-ma`rie"\, n. [F.]
A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be
heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or
preparing food or pharmaceutical preparations.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bain-marie
n 1: a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans
containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food
warm or to cook food slowly