noun
- a flaming torch, especially one used in processions or ceremonies
Usage: often ceremonial or decorative
Examples
- The parade participants carried flambeaux through the dark streets.
- Ancient flambeaux lit the castle’s great hall during the feast.
- The wedding procession was illuminated by ornate flambeaux.
- Guards held flambeaux at each corner of the ceremonial platform.
- The festival featured a spectacular flambeau parade at midnight.
- Medieval knights used flambeaux to light their way through the forest.