celadon

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛləˌdɒn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sel′ə don′, -dn)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cel•a•don  (sel′ə don′, -dn),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ceramicsany of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
  2. Ceramicsany porcelain imitating these.
  3. Ceramicsa pale gray-green.

adj. 
  1. Ceramicshaving the color celadon.
  • named after Céladon, name of a character in Latin' Astrée, a tale by H. d'Urfé (1568–1625), French writer 1760–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
celadon /ˈsɛləˌdɒn/ n
  1. a type of porcelain having a greyish-green glaze: mainly Chinese
  2. a pale greyish-green colour, sometimes somewhat yellow
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from the name of the shepherd hero of L'Astrée (1610), a romance by Honoré d'Urfé

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