Synonyms for eclair

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ey-klair, ih-klair, ey-klair

Phonetic Transcription : eɪˈklɛər, ɪˈklɛər, ˈeɪ klɛər

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Définition of eclair

Origin : 1861, from French éclair, literally "lightning," from Old French esclair "light, daylight, flash of light," from esclairare "to light up, make shine" (12c.), ultimately from Latin exclarare "light up, illumine," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + clarus "clear" (see clear (adj.)).

As in pastry : noun baked product made with flour
As in tart : noun pastry
As in bun : noun baked roll

Example sentences :

As all will concede, an eclair is, to say the least, an uncertain quantity.
Extract from : « A Dixie School Girl » by Gabrielle E. Jackson

Quick to find Beauty in a poem or an automobile, an eclair or a man.
Extract from : « Seductio Ad Absurdum » by Emily Hahn

"Ginger-snaps, two bananas and an eclair," said the Unwiseman.
Extract from : « Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad » by John Kendrick Bangs

Her teeth came together upon her eclair and the filling escaped its bounds, landing in many places that it should not have landed.
Extract from : « A Dixie School Girl » by Gabrielle E. Jackson

Mistraon is so fleet that I did not lose sight of Eclair from the time I began to climb the hill of black stones.
Extract from : « The Knight of Malta » by Eugene Sue

From chicken on toast with a wholesome rice border to potato salad and from potato salad to an eclair and coffee.
Extract from : « The Unpopular Review Vol. I » by Various

And a second ride which Mr. Eclair soon afterwards took turned out equally successful.
Extract from : « The Strand Magazine » by Various

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