Celadon Definition
sĕlə-dŏn
noun
A pale grayish-green color.
Webster's New World
A type of pottery having a pale green glaze, originally produced in China.
American Heritage
adjective
Of a pale green colour tinted with gray.
Wiktionary
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Noun
Singular:
celadon
Plural:
celadonsOrigin of Celadon
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Borrowed from the French céladon from the character named Céladon, who wore pale green ribbons, in the novel "Astree" by Honoré d'Urfé, from Latin Celadon, a warrior's name in Ovid's "Metamorphoses".
From Wiktionary
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
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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