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The Comrie Flambeaux will be accompanied by music and people in fancy dress before the remnants of the torches are thrown into the River Earn.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2022

It was a place where Jelly Boy the Clown could catch up with Flambeaux the fire performer, while Albert Cadabra the magician readied his next trick.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2013

Enter Page with a Flambeaux, followed by Cinthio; passes over the Stage.

From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Summers, Montague

He saw Coaches surround his Door, and Pages and Footmen, with Flambeaux.

From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Summers, Montague

Flambeaux and wicks floating in great basins of mutton fat showed a dense concourse of warriors, and through an aisle of them Aimery approached the throne.

From The Path of the King by Buchan, John