flambeau
Americannoun
plural
flambeaux, flambeaus-
a flaming torch.
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a torch for use at night in illuminations, processions, etc.
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a large, decorated candlestick.
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an ornament having the form of a flaming torch.
noun
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a burning torch, as used in night processions
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a large ornamental candlestick
Etymology
Origin of flambeau
1625–35; < French: torch, derivative of Old French flambe flame
Vocabulary lists containing flambeau
Example Sentences
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He and friends played hide-and-seek in nearby brush but never saw the flambeau lit.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021
Two of these support her by the arms, while the other carries a flambeau of white pine before her to dissipate all lurking enchantments and dispel all evil incantations.
From Roman Women by Brittain, Alfred
And the king seiz'd a flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by Baldwin, James
He then spoke to the youngest, who immediately got a flambeau, and prepared to go, having first asked the elder wife to accompany her.
From Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
The burning flambeau on the knoll served as a guide, and, after one or two pauses, owing to the treacherous footing, the elder brother succeeded in carrying the other thither.
From Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
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