Celadon (noun)
sel-a-don
A willow-green colour. / A grey-green glaze used on pottery, especially that from China.
Mid 18th century from French céladon, a colour named after the hero in d’Urfé’s pastoral romance L’Astrée (1607–27).
Example sentences
“Coated in a celadon glaze.”
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