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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
flambeau
 
SYLLABICATION:flam·beau
PRONUNCIATION:  flmb
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. flam·beaux (-bz) or flam·beaus
1. A lighted torch. 2. A large ornamental candlestick.
ETYMOLOGY:French, from Old French, from flambe, flame. See flame.
 
 
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