flambeau
/ˈflambəʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.
Example Sentences
- "Saint-Antoine has its cannon pointed (full of grapeshot); thrice applies the lit flambeau; which thrice refuses to catch,—the touchholes are so wetted...."
- "[…] With processions long and winding and the flambeaus of the night, / With the countless torches lit, with the silent sea of faces and the unbared heads, […]"
- "There were flambeaux on staggering poles every ten strides or so, and at intervals of about a hundred strides, bartizans whose guardroom windows glared like fireworks clung to the bridge piers."
- "She walked quietly with apparent composure and lowered head but her pallor betrayed her mortal fear – her skin glowed almost nacrous in the warm rose of the flambeaux."
Etymology
Etymology tree French flambe Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Middle French -eau French -eau French flambeaubor. English flambeau Borrowed from French flambeau.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈflambəʊ/