Flambeau

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flambeau \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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flambeau
       n : a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
       [also: {flambeaux} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "flambeau":
     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