For he had not won an exhibition, Vidiadhar who had brought home clean question papers with ticks beside the questions he had done and a neat list of correct answers to the arithmetic sums, who had begun to learn Latin and French, who had gone to the intercollegiate football match and uttered partisan cries.
Definition of Manichaean. 1 : a believer in a syncretistic religious dualism (see dualism 3) originating in Persia in the third century a.d. and teaching the release of the spirit from matter through asceticism. 2 : a believer in religious or philosophical dualism.
Combining equal parts flour and butter to form beurre manie. Ian O'Leary / Getty Images. Beurre manie (pronounced burr man-YAY) is a mixture of equal parts flour and butter kneaded together and then whisked into a sauce or soup to thicken it.eurre manie is a quick alternative to making a roux, which involves melting clarified butter, whisking in flour and then briefly cooking it.