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celadon

UK /ˈsɛlədən/US /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/

noun 3
adjective 1
forms 3

noun3

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A pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray.
- Eau de Nil (“water of the Nile”) is a tricky color to pin down precisely. It is a light-greenish hue, more saturated than celadon, less gray than sage. — 2018
A ceramic ware with a pale green glaze.
A pale green Chinese glaze.

adjective1

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Of a pale green colour tinted with gray.
- [H]e stroked a soft blue cat with celadon eyes which had appeared from nowhere and now made itself comfortable in his lap […]. — 1941

forms

celadons · more celadon · most celadon

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