FLAMBEAU

flambeau

(noun) a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

flambeau (plural flambeaus or flambeaux)

A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.

Source: Wiktionary


Flam"beau; n.; pl. Flambeaux or Flambeaus. Etym: [F., fr. OF. flambe flame, for flamble, from L. flammula a little flame, dim. of flamma flame. See Flame.]

Definition: A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the like); hence, any torch.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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