celadon

[ sel-uh-don, -dn ]

/ ˈsɛl əˌdɒn, -dn /

any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.

any porcelain imitating these.

a pale gray-green.

having the color celadon.

Origin of celadon

1760–70; named after Céladon, name of a character in L' Astrée, a tale by H. d'Urfé (1568–1625), French writer

The more orthodox "laws of love" which Celadon puts up in his "Temple of Astraea" are less amusing.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 |George Saintsbury
This is the celadon to which reference has already been made.

The Gates of India |Thomas Holdich
They reproduce the finest colors of the Celadon porcelain of Svres.

Travels in South Kensington |Moncure Daniel Conway
The well-known pale green Celadon is the only one known to the trade by the name Celadon.

Chats on Oriental China |J. F. Blacker

A whole generation waited long to learn the issue of the passion of Celadon and Astre.

A History of French Literature |Edward Dowden

celadon

/ (ˈsɛləˌdɒn) /

a type of porcelain having a greyish-green glaze: mainly Chinese

a pale greyish-green colour, sometimes somewhat yellow

C18: from French, from the name of the shepherd hero of L'Astrée (1610), a romance by Honoré d'Urfé