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Definition of flambeau in English: flambeaunounPlural flambeaux, Plural flambeaus ˈflambəʊˈflæmboʊ historical 1A flaming torch, especially one made of several thick wicks dipped in wax. Example sentencesExamples - There, he relates how ‘I took from their sconces two flambeaux [torches], and giving one to Fortunato, bowed him through several suites of rooms to the archway that led into the vaults.’
- At night, parades feature flambeaux (burning torches) carried by figures in white robes.
Synonyms lamp, light, flashlight, beacon - 1.1 A large candlestick with several branches.
Example sentencesExamples - This piece stands in its original shape except for the replacement of the flambeau.
- We passed through a range of low arches, descended, passed on, and descending again, arrived at a deep crypt, in which the foulness of the air caused our flambeaux rather to glow than flame.
- ‘You had never been more correct, my friend,’ Ked said as they half-ran to the landing, noticing the lighted flambeaux on their way.
- There were no streetlights on this side of town; only the occasional privately maintained flambeaux outside some gambling den or brothel broke the dark.
- The Betrayal of Christ (National Gallery, Dublin) is set in darkness tumultuous with the flicker of flambeaux on steel.
Origin Mid 17th century: from French, from flambe 'a flame'. Rhymes ambo, mambo, Rambo, Rimbaud, Tambo Definition of flambeau in US English: flambeaunounˈflæmboʊˈflambō historical 1A flaming torch, especially one made of several thick wicks dipped in wax. Example sentencesExamples - At night, parades feature flambeaux (burning torches) carried by figures in white robes.
- There, he relates how ‘I took from their sconces two flambeaux [torches], and giving one to Fortunato, bowed him through several suites of rooms to the archway that led into the vaults.’
Synonyms lamp, light, flashlight, beacon - 1.1 A large candlestick with several branches.
Example sentencesExamples - The Betrayal of Christ (National Gallery, Dublin) is set in darkness tumultuous with the flicker of flambeaux on steel.
- This piece stands in its original shape except for the replacement of the flambeau.
- There were no streetlights on this side of town; only the occasional privately maintained flambeaux outside some gambling den or brothel broke the dark.
- We passed through a range of low arches, descended, passed on, and descending again, arrived at a deep crypt, in which the foulness of the air caused our flambeaux rather to glow than flame.
- ‘You had never been more correct, my friend,’ Ked said as they half-ran to the landing, noticing the lighted flambeaux on their way.
Origin Mid 17th century: from French, from flambe ‘a flame’. |