celadon

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from the French céladon from the character named Céladon in the novel "Astree" by Honore d'Urfe who wore pale green ribbons, from Latin Celadon, a warrior's name in Ovid's "Metamorphoses".

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/

Noun

celadon (usually uncountable; plural celadons)

Stoneware pottery with a celadon glaze, from the Ming Dynasty. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.

1. A pale green colour or tinted with gray.

   celadon colour:

2. A pale green Chinese glaze.
3. A ceramic ware with a pale green glaze.

Translations

• Mandarin: 青瓷
• Spanish: celadón (es)
• Swedish: celadon (sv)

Adjective

celadon (comparative more celadon, superlative most celadon)

1. Of a pale green colour tinted with gray.

See also

• Appendix:Colors

References

• Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1.[1] (etymology)
• celadon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Swedish

Noun

celadon n

1. celadon (color, ceramic glaze, and ceramic ware)

Adjective

celadon

1. celadon (color)