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flambeau (iou)



flambeau noun. . M17.
[Old & mod. French, dim. of flambe, flamble, from Latin flammula, dim. of flamma FLAME noun.]
A flaming torch, esp. one made of several thick waxed wicks. M17.
fig.: A. E. Housman The chestnut casts his flambeaux.
A large (branched) candlestick. L19.