Thursday, 2 May 2013

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Eclat

e-clat



noun :: Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.



noun :: Demonstration of admiration and approbation; applause.



"Having obtained the two Hundred Pounds, we instantly left the Town, leaving our Manager and his Wife to act Macbeth by themselves, and took the road to Sterling, where we spent our little fortune with great eclat." --Austen, Jane

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