éclair
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of éclair
1860–65; < French: literally, lightning (flash), Old French esclair, noun derivative of esclairier to light, flash < Vulgar Latin *exclariāre, for Latin exclārāre, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + clārāre to make bright, derivative of clārus clear
Example Sentences
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I’m one heavenly bite into a mini éclair, and he shoots me a judgmental glare.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2022
The éclair cake version uses that same dough piped into a square — you don't need to worry about it puffing up and forming a pocket, and if it doesn't rise well, who cares?
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2022
With the most common éclair errors deftly avoided, the result is a beautifully executed pastry.
From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2019
I do not recall what became of this botched beginning but am quite positive it did not magically turn into a chocolate éclair.
From Slate • Jul. 9, 2018
The egg sandwiches began to pall upon his taste, and he felt that he could not have eaten an éclair had he been starving.
From The Wall Street Girl by Wolfe, George Ellis
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