flam|beau

flam|beau
flam|beau «FLAM boh», noun, plural -beaux or -beaus «-bohz».
1. a flaming torch.
2. a large, decorated candlestick.
[< French flambeau < Old French flambe, or flamble; see etym. under flame (Cf.flame)]

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  • beau — bar·beau; beau; beau·fort; beau·jo·lais; beau·mon·tage; beau·mon·tia; beau·mont; beau·te·ous; beau·te·ous·ly; beau·te·ous·ness; beau·ti·cian; beau·ti·fi·ca·tion; beau·ti·fi·er; beau·ti·ful·ly; beau·ti·ful·ness; beau·ti·fy; beau·vais; beau·ve·ria; …   English syllables

  • flambeau — flam·beau …   English syllables

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  • Flambeau — Flam|beau 〈 [flãbo:] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. 〈urspr.〉 Fackel 2. 〈heute〉 hoher Kerzen , Armleuchter [Etym.: frz., »Fackel«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Flambeau — Flam|beau [flã bo:] der; s, s <aus fr. flambeau »Fackel, Leuchter« zu altfr. flambe »Flamme« aus lat. flamma>: a) Fackel; b) mehrarmiger Leuchter mit hohem Fuß …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • flambeau — flam•beau [[t]ˈflæm boʊ[/t]] n. pl. beaux( bōz), beaus. 1) a flaming torch 2) fur a large ornamental candlestick • Etymology: 1625–35; < F: torch …   From formal English to slang

  • Flambeau — Flam|beau [flã bo:], der; s, s <französisch> (mehrarmiger Leuchter mit hohem Fuß) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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