Word of the Day – Celadon

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.”