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flambeaux

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flam⋅beau

[flam-boh]
–noun, plural -beaux [-bohz] , -beaus.
1. a flaming torch.
2. a torch for use at night in illuminations, processions, etc.
3. a large, decorated candlestick.
4. an ornament having the form of a flaming torch.

Origin:
1625–35; < F: torch, deriv. of OF flambe flame
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flam·beau   (flām'bō')   
n.   pl. flam·beaux (-bōz') or flam·beaus
  1. A lighted torch.

  2. A large ornamental candlestick.


[French, from Old French, from flambe, flame; see flame.]
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