E-clāt', n.
(ĕ-klä') (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. éclat, a fragment, splinter, explosion, brilliancy, splendor, from éclater, to splinter, burst, explode, shine brilliantly, Pr. esclatar, from O. H. Ger. sleizan, for skleizan, N. H. Ger. schleissen, to slit, split.]
Sense 1. Brilliancy of success or effort which attracts admiration and applause; splendor; show. “The eclat of Homer’s battles.” Pope.
Sense 2. Demonstration of admiration and approbation; applause.