brandon
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noun
- firebrand; torch made of twisted straw
- loose, burning material from a fire
- firebrandsomeone or something that is a source of trouble
- straw at the end of a staff placed at the corner of a field to indicate the juridical seizure of a crop
Used in the library
- Enfin la lumière jaillit d'un brandon d'écorce, brille et répand ses lueurs par la cabane.Finally, the light comes out of a brandon of bark, shines and spreads its glows through the cabin.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Mais soudain il se redresse, saisit dans chacune de ses mains meurtries deux brandons enflammés, se lève et les lance au milieu des spectateurs ébahis.But suddenly he straightens up, grabs in each of his hands bruised two flaming brandons, rises up and throws them in the midst of the stunned spectators.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac