Examples of use of eclat
1. The ‘Ballet des Sylphes‘ has an infinitely greater interest when heard as part of that mystic and unholy scene of enchantment of which it is a portion, than when given as a member in a miscellaneous programme; and even the soul–stirring ‘Rakoczy‘ March – almost dragged into Faust as it is – has a wonderful eclat there.
2. Her other big worry, book tour–wise, is that she is out of Touche Eclat, the light–bouncing concealer. ‘It‘s so wonderful,‘ she says breathlessly, as if she were describing a new lover. ‘One sometimes wants to use it over one‘s whole face.‘ Jilly Cooper was born in Yorkshire, the daughter of a brigadier.