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celadon
(sel′ə dän′, -dən)
noun
a pale grayish green
Origin: Fr céladon, a delicate green, earlier, a tender lover, after Céladon, the hero in Astrée, romance by d'Urfe (1610) < L (< Gr Keladōn), character in Ovid's Metamorphoses
See celadon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A pale to very pale green.
- A type of pottery having a pale green glaze, originally produced in China.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , after Céladon, a character in L'Astrée, a romance by Honoré d'Urfé (1568-1625), French writer
Origin: , after Celadōn, a character in Ovid's Metamorphoses
.Related Forms:
- celˈa·donˌ adjective
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