Meaning & use
flambeaux
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flaming torches, especially ones carried in a procession.
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Flambeaux lit the path for the marching band during the night parade.
The old engravings showed servants carrying flambeaux through the palace halls.
A note on using this word
The plural of 'flambeau'; still used today to describe the torches carried in New Orleans Mardi Gras parades.
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