flambeau
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- noun
- /flæmˈboʊ/
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- In 1861, an American Indian named Ahgamahwegezhig—or Chief Sky—a member of the Flambeau band of the Chippewa tribe, cut down a tree in an attempt to capture two American Bald Eaglets in their nest.
Examples
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How the small dusk crawls on the village till the house is blocked and the odd flambeau no man carry glimmer on the street.
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Al flambeau.
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The flambeau is setting fire to everything in sight.
Fiction book (1991) -
The flambeau glares still within a yard
Academic text (1992) -
He told her how, just before the final blow was struck and the flambeau was put to the greathouse, Jane had snatched the shawl off the woman who owned her to save it from being bloodied and draped it around herself.
Fiction book (1991) -
During the parade, the participants carried a flambeau to light their way through the darkness.
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As night fell, the flambeau illuminated the path, creating a warm glow in the chilly air.
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The old castle was adorned with flambeaux that flickered elegantly against the stone walls.
Synonyms
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A stick with a burning end used to give light
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Etymology
The word flambeau comes from French and is related to the English word flame, which means 'fire'. So a flambeau is a burning torch carried to light the way in night processions.