clair de lune
[ klair dl-oon, duh loon ]
/ ˌklɛər dlˈun, də ˈlun /
noun
a pale-green color.
a very pale blue color, tinged with lavender, used as a glaze on Chinese porcelain.
porcelain glazed with this color.
Origin of clair de lune
1875–80; < French: literally, moonlight
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claiming race,
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Definition for clair de lune (2 of 2)
Clair de Lune
[ klair dl oon, duh loon; French kler duh lyn ]
/ ˌklɛər dl ˈun, də ˈlun; French klɛr də ˈlün /
noun
a work for the piano by Claude Debussy, third movement of the Suite bergamasque.