flambeaux

• As the applause died, the large flambeaux which lit the pit were brought forth and reinstalled in their brackets. —  Stephanie Laurens - Four In Hand
• The long dark shadows of the Louvre lay heavy on the dull pavement of the court, save where they were broken at intervals by the resinous flambeaux which glared and flickered against the walls of the building. —  The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 2
• Against two of the pillars were fastened two great flaring flambeaux, and in the light of these, standing out in the open air, was a large grindstone: a roughly mounted thing which appeared to have hurriedly been brought there from some neighbouring smithy, or other workshop. —  A Tale of Two Cities
• Also their confederates would shortly return, bearing flambeaux--and then her little moment of advantage would end. —  A Pagan of the Hills
• By the light of the flambeaux, the shadows being more full, the uniform lustre of the marble was softened, and the statues appeared as so many pale figures, possessing a more touching character of grace and life. —  Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy

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