Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flambeau"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flambeau
n : a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
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