<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">flambeaux</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>torches</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>flambeau</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>flambeaus</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Torches of tow or cotton wicks saturated with resin, coated with wax; often four wicks were joined and coated again to increase the size of the torch. Also, torches carried for pyrotechnical display, as in public parades. ]]></note></mads>