Flăm’beau, n.

(flăm’bo), n.; pl. FLĂM’-BEAUX, or FLĂM’BEAUS (flăm’bōz). [Fr., from flamber, to flame, to blaze, from O. Fr. flambe, flame, for flamble, from Lat. flammula, a little flame, dim. of flamma, flame.] A flaming torch; a light made of thick wicks covered with wax, and used in the streets at night, at illuminations, and in processions.