[a. OF. flambe (var. of flamme FLAME sb.), still used in Fr. as the name of the plant.] a. A torch. b. The yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus); in quot. attrib.
c. 1430. Lydg., Bochas, II. xxvii. (1554), 63 b.
| No flambes nor brondes clere shining | |
| To bren his body wt fiers funeral. |
1486. Bk. St. Albans, C v. Take smale flambe rotis.
