celadon

[ sel-uh-don, -dn ]

/ ˈsɛl əˌdɒn, -dn /

noun

any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.

any porcelain imitating these.

a pale gray-green.

adjective

having the color celadon.

Nearby words

ceilometer, ceinture, cel, cela, cela, camilo josé, celadon, celadonite, celaeno, celan, celandine, celandine poppy

Origin of celadon

1760–70; named after Céladon, name of a character in L' Astrée, a tale by H. d'Urfé (1568–1625), French writer

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Examples from the Web for celadon

The more orthodox "laws of love" which Celadon puts up in his "Temple of Astraea" are less amusing.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1|George Saintsbury
This is the celadon to which reference has already been made.
The Gates of India|Thomas Holdich
They reproduce the finest colors of the Celadon porcelain of Svres.
Travels in South Kensington|Moncure Daniel Conway
The well-known pale green Celadon is the only one known to the trade by the name Celadon.
Chats on Oriental China|J. F. Blacker

A whole generation waited long to learn the issue of the passion of Celadon and Astre.
A History of French Literature|Edward Dowden

British Dictionary definitions for celadon

celadon

/ (ˈsɛləˌdɒn) /

noun

a type of porcelain having a greyish-green glaze: mainly Chinese

a pale greyish-green colour, sometimes somewhat yellow

Word Origin for celadon

C18: from French, from the name of the shepherd hero of L'Astrée (1610), a romance by Honoré d'Urfé

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