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
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adjective
Of a pale green colour tinted with gray.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Celadon

Noun

Singular:
celadon
Plural:
celadons

Origin of Celadon

  • 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

Celadon Sentence Examples

  • A few pieces of Chinese porcelain, including celadon were also identified.

  • In Celadon City, play each machine 4 times.

  • There is also the frequent use of overlapping scales, which might derive from Chinese celadon.

  • Hues of deep sky blue, celadon green, earthy brown, and clay red are dominant in Tuscan color palettes.

  • Cameo, celadon, sepia, and linen colors make up the bulk of these soft appealing clutches, satchels, and shoulder bags.

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Words Starting With

CCECEL

Words Ending With

NONDON

Unscrambles

celadon

Words Starting With C and Ending With N

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