clair de lune

¹ American  

[klair dl-oon, duh loon] / ˌklɛər dlˈun, də ˈlun /

noun

1. a pale-green color.

2. a very pale blue color, tinged with lavender, used as a glaze on Chinese porcelain.

3. porcelain glazed with this color.

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Clair de Lune ² American  

[klair dl oon, duh loon, kler duh lyn] / ˌklɛər dl ˈun, də ˈlun, klɛr də ˈlün /

noun

1. a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.

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Etymology

Origin of clair de lune

1875–80; < French: literally, moonlight

Example Sentences

The President himself approved the menu right down to the clair de lune dessert, a sphere of ice cream topped with a tiny American flag.

From Time Magazine Archive

A color may be baked on: T'ang red, clair de lune blue, Ming green, rose du Barry, orchid de Vincennes, etc., etc.

From Time Magazine Archive

"A clair de lune that ends in lune de miel, that is the true use to which to put the charms of Diana."

From In and out of Three Normady Inns by Dodd, Anna Bowman

Qu'il fasse noir' ou qu'il y ait clair de lune, Et sans fair' du bruit, Nous allons près de l'ennemi, Remplir des sacs pour fair' des abris.

From Golden Lads by Gleason, Arthur