English Explanatory Dictionary

celadon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray.
  2. A pale green Chinese glaze.
  3. A ceramic ware with a pale green glaze.
adj
  1. Of a pale green colour tinted with gray.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛlədən/ /ˈsɛlədɒn/ /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-celadon.wav

Word forms

celadon celadons more celadon most celadon

Etymology

Borrowed from the French céladon, from the character named Céladon, who wore pale green ribbons, in the novel L'Astrée by Honoré d'Urfé, from Latin Celadon, a warrior's name in Ovid's Metamorphoses, related to Ancient Greek κέλᾰδος (kélădos, “din, clamour”).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 青瓷 Chinese Mandarin: 秘色 Chinese Mandarin: 秘色瓷 Dutch: celadon French: céladon Italian: celadon Japanese: 青磁 Norwegian Bokmål: celadon Polish: celadon Polish: seladon Russian: селадо́н Spanish: celadón Swedish: celadon Vietnamese: men ngọc bích Vietnamese: đồ tráng men ngọc bích Azerbaijani: seladon Estonian: seladon German: Seladon Hungarian: szeladon Korean: 청자 Norwegian Nynorsk: seladon Ukrainian: селадо́н
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