plausus ūs, m plaudo, a clapping, flapping, noise from striking: plausu premunt alas (of cocks), Enn. ap. C.: ingens (of doves), V.
—A clapping of hands in approval, applause: plausūs cupiditas: a plebe plausu maximo est mihi gratulatio significata: plausum captans: datus in theatro tibi, H.: stantia in plausum theatra, Pr.