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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of flambeau1

1625–35; < French: torch, derivative of Old French flambe flame
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flambeau1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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