flambeau

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

flambeau
    n 1: a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "flambeau":
      brand, butane lighter, cigarette lighter, cresset, firebrand,
      flaming torch, flare, flint, flint and steel, fusee, igniter,
      light, lighter, link, portfire, signal flare, sparker, spill,
      taper, torch

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