flambeau
[ flam-boh ]
/ ˈflæm boʊ /
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noun, plural flam·beaux [flam-bohz], /ˈflæm boʊz/, flam·beaus.
a flaming torch.
a torch for use at night in illuminations, processions, etc.
a large, decorated candlestick.
an ornament having the form of a flaming torch.
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Origin of flambeau
1625–35; <French: torch, derivative of Old French flambeflame
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flambeau
/ (ˈflæmbəʊ) /
noun plural -beaux (-bəʊ, -bəʊz) or -beaus
a burning torch, as used in night processions
a large ornamental candlestick
Word Origin for flambeau
C17: from Old French: torch, literally: a little flame, from flambe flame
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