From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night) [also: {flambeaux} (pl)]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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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