flambeaux
Ornate burning brands
Flambeaux is the plural of flambeau, a flaming torch or torchlike candlestick.
The word appears most often in descriptions of processions, ceremonies, or historical scenes: The parade moved through the streets by the light of flambeaux.
The singular flambeau and anglicized plural flambeaus also exist, but flambeaux remains the standard plural in formal contexts.
Formal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- kreweCarnival parade society
revelry · masquerade · pageant · festival · cortege · tradition · heritage · spectacle
Illumination from burning brand
- glowSteady, soft light
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- lanternEnclosed portable light
beacon · firelight · lamplight · luminescence · radiance · incandescence · brazier · sconce
procession
Formal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- Mardi GrasPre-Ash Wednesday celebration
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
krewe · revelry · masquerade · pageant · festival · cortege · tradition · heritage · spectacle · nighttime
torchlight
Illumination from burning brand
- glowSteady, soft light
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
lantern · beacon · firelight · lamplight · luminescence · radiance · incandescence · brazier · sconce · chandelier
fire
Combustion with flames
embers · sparks · kindle · ignite · flare · combustion · smolder · char · scorch · heat
- festivalsfestival, festivals, carnival, carnivals, Carnival
- old lampsoil lamp, kerosene lamp, gas lamp, kerosene lantern, oil lantern
flambeauxelectric lights
Current-powered illumination fixtures
fluorescent lights · neon lights · flashlights · light bulbs · spotlights
flambeauxelectric lights
Current-powered illumination fixtures
fluorescent lights · neon lights · lightbulbs · electric lamps · spotlights