資料來源 : pyDict
火把,有裝飾的大燭台
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
flambeau
n : a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
[also: {flambeaux} (pl)]