flambeau Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Flam"beau noun
Etymology
F., fr. OF. flambe flame, for flamble, from L. flammula a little flame, dim. of flamma flame. See Flame.
Wordforms
plural Flambeaux or Flambeaus
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913