flambeau

[ flam-boh ]

noun

, plural flam·beaux [flam, -bohz], flam·beaus.

1. a flaming torch.
2. a torch for use at night in illuminations, processions, etc.
3. a large, decorated candlestick.
4. an ornament having the form of a flaming torch.

flambeau

/ ˈflæmbəʊ /

noun

1. a burning torch, as used in night processions
2. a large ornamental candlestick

Word History and Origins

Origin of flambeau¹

1625–35; < French: torch, derivative of Old French flambe flame

Word History and Origins

Origin of flambeau¹

C17: from Old French: torch, literally: a little flame, from flambe flame

Example Sentences

She passed outward, two others passed in; a dying flambeau showed the features of Iftikhar and Hakem.

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A la pàle lueur d'un magique flambeau S'élève un vil autel dressé sur un tombeau.

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In travelling at night, they used to tie one to each great toe; and in fishing and hunting, required no other flambeau.

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The moine flambeau, he that is burning with fervour, would possess Him with his passion like a woman.

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A red or white Lamarre flambeau consists of a sheet rubber tube filled with one of the above-named compositions.

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Related Words

• beacon
• lamp
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