Definitions For Celadon

Adjective

Of a pale green colour tinted with gray.

Noun

CELADON (plural - or s) image:ceramic planter from the ming dynasty.jpg, 250px, thumb, right, stoneware pottery with a celadon glaze, from the ming dynasty. smithsonian institution, washington d.c. A pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray. : {{color panel, CAD8CF}} A pale green Chinese glaze. A ceramic ware with a pale green glaze.

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: {{t-check, zh, 灰绿色, tr=huī lǜsè}}, 青瓷綠, tr=qīngcí lǜ Dutch: celadon French: céladon Italian: celadon Japanese: 青磁色 (seiji iro) Norwegian Bokmål: celadon Polish: seledyn, m Russian: селадо́н, m Spanish: celadón Swedish: celadon Tamil: இளம்பச்சை Vietnamese: màu ngọc bích Chinese: : Mandarin: 青瓷, tr=qīngcí, 秘色 (mìsè) Dutch: celadon French: céladon Italian: celadon Japanese: 青磁 (seiji) Norwegian Bokmål: celadon Polish: celadon, m, seladon, m Russian: селадо́н, m Spanish: celadón Swedish: celadon Vietnamese: men ngọc bích Azerbaijani: seladon Chinese: : Mandarin: 青瓷, tr=qīngcí, 秘色瓷 (mìsècí) Dutch: celadon, n Estonian: seladon French: céladon, m German: Seladon, m Hungarian: szeladon Italian: celadon, m Japanese: 青磁 (seiji) Korean: 청자 Norwegian: : Bokmål: celadon, n : Nynorsk: seladon, n Polish: celadon, m, seladon, m Russian: селадо́н, m Spanish: celadón, m Swedish: celadon, n Ukrainian: селадо́н, m Vietnamese: đồ tráng men ngọc bích

Etymology

Borrowed from the {{bor, en, fr, céladon}} from the character named céladon, who wore pale green ribbons, in the novel w:l'astrée, l'astrée by w:honoré d'urfé, honoré d'urfé, from {{der, en, la, Celadon}}, a warrior's name in w:ovid, ovid's Metamorphoses.