Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Definitions for celadon
- A pale gray-green.
- Any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- Any porcelain imitating these.
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Citations for celadon
The detail was striking and the cream, salmon, and celadon of the offset colors realistic, if slightly dated.
Far out, the bay had a glaze like celadon.
Origin of celadon
The word celadon stems from the name of a character in the 1610 book L'Astrée by Honoré d'Urfé. The character Céladon was a sentimental lover who wore bright green clothes.