D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Plaudit

/plôd'-ĭt/ · Plau·dit · IPA /ˈplɔːdɪt/
01 n. A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
  1. 1.
    A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
    “Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng.” Longfellow.