Definition of flambeau Flambeau

flam•beau

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What does flambeau mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: flambeaux

flambeau - a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • flambeau (n.)
    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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • flambeau
    flam′bō, n. a flaming torch:—pl. Flam′beaux (′bōz). [Fr., flambe—L. flamma.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • flambeau
    A kind of torch made of thick wicks, covered with wax, and used in the streets at night, at illuminations and in processions.

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