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Meaning of FLAMBEAU

Pronunciation:  'flambow

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
 

FLAMBEAU is a 8 letter word that starts with F.

 

 See Also: torch

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Flam"beau\; n.; pl. {Flambeaux}or {Flambeaus}. [F.,
fr. OF. flambe flame, for flamble, from L. flammula a little
flame, dim. of flamma flame. See {Flame}.]
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.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: brand, butane lighter, cigarette lighter, cresset, firebrand, flaming torch, flare, flint, flint and steel, fusee, igniter, light, lighter, link, portfire, signal flare, sparker, spill, taper, torch
 

 

 

 

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