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flambeau
[ flam-boh ]
noun
plural flambeaux flambeaus.
- 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.
flambeau
/ ˈ´Ú±ôæ³¾²úəʊ /
noun
- a burning torch, as used in night processions
- a large ornamental candlestick
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of flambeau1
C17: from Old French: torch, literally: a little flame, from flambe flame
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On Tuesday night, authorities lit flambeaus to keep wild animals away, an official involved in the operation told the Hindustan Times newspaper.
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He and friends played hide-and-seek in nearby brush but never saw the flambeau lit.
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The flambeaux around the edge were bright and red in the dark.
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Often, when the Queen was entertaining distinguished company under the flambeaux of the Great Hall, Lancelot had found him sitting by himself in a small room, mending stockings.
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High and low the serfs looked out, red the flambeaus tossed about,— Toll slowly.
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