celadon
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əˌdɒn, -dn 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
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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| —n | |
| 1. | a type of porcelain having a greyish-green glaze: mainly Chinese |
| 2. | a pale greyish-green colour, sometimes somewhat yellow |
| [C18: from French, from the name of the shepherd hero of L'Astrée (1610), a romance by Honoré d'Urfé] | |
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Word Origin & History
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."
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Example sentences
The glistening celadon green urn creates a cool, eye-catching fountain on a rear terrace.
Soft celadon glazes highlight the decorative marks that pattern the rich surfaces of my pots.
Examples of these are the celadon and monochrome porcelains.
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