plural flambeaux
ˈflam-ˌbōz 
or flambeaus
or flambeaus
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Anchored by Studio Gypsandconcrete and IDAAF Architects constructivist candleholder designs, the tapered wax flambeaus twist and turn with plantlike reliefs winding up to the top.
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Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025
The original Tucks flambeaux were actually railroad flares on sticks, which sometimes produced serious burns that went mostly unnoticed by the krewe members who carried them.
—Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 23 Jan. 2018
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Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 13 Sep. 2025
The original Tucks flambeaux were actually railroad flares on sticks, which sometimes produced serious burns that went mostly unnoticed by the krewe members who carried them.
—Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 23 Jan. 2018
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“Flambeau.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flambeau. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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