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CELADON

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cel⋅a⋅don

  [sel-uh-don, -dn]
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–noun
1. any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
2. any porcelain imitating these.
3. a pale gray-green.
–adjective
4. having the color celadon.
Origin:
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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Fine Korean Celadon
Beautiful handcrafted celadon vases imported from Korea. Great Prices
www.AsianArtMall.com
Save on Celadon
Huge choice, all brands: Check your Lighting Expert & make a bargain!
www.Celadon.best-price.com
cel·a·don   (sěl'ə-dŏn')   


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n.  

  1. A pale to very pale green.

  2. A type of pottery having a pale green glaze, originally produced in China.


[French, after Céladon, a character in L'Astrée, a romance by Honoré d'Urfé (1568-1625), French writer, after Celadōn, a character in Ovid's Metamorphoses.]
cel'a·don' adj.
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celadon 
"pale grayish-green," 1768, from Fr. Céladon, name of a character in the romance of "l'Astrée" by Honoré d'Urfé (1610), a sentimental lover who wore bright green clothes, after Gk. Keladon, a character in Ovid's "Metamorphoses."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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