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celadon
CIDE DICTIONARY
celadon, n. [F.].
A pale sea-green color; also, porcelain or fine pottery of this tint. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
celadon, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a willow-green colour.
2 a grey-green glaze used on some pottery.
3 Chinese pottery glazed in this way.
--adj. of a grey-green colour.
--n.
1 a willow-green colour.
2 a grey-green glaze used on some pottery.
3 Chinese pottery glazed in this way.
--adj. of a grey-green colour.
Etymology
F, f. the name of a character in d'Urf{eacute}'s L'Astr{eacute}e (1607-27)
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