FLAMBEAUX
FLAMBEAU
flambeau
(noun) a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
flambeaux
plural of flambeau
Source: Wiktionary
FLAMBEAU
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