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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: flambeau n : a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
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