† flambantadj.
/ˈflambənt/ Obsolete exc. Heraldry.
a. Heraldry. Flaming, on fire.
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corded1486
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sousant1595
flamant1607
flotant1610
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inflamed1610
scintillant1610
flambanta1661
perflant1678
fumant1828
picoté?1828
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cloué1869
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a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Wales 46 An Urn with an Heart Flambant [printed Flamboul] supported by two Angels.
1889 C. N. Elvin Dict. Heraldry 62/1 Flambant, Flaming, or burning.
b. (See quot. 1597.)
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flambant1597
1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 119 There is another to be seene with a flower mixed with strakes of red and yellowe, resembling a flambe of fire, whereupon we haue called it Flambant.
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