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celadon [ˈsɛləˌdɒn] n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Ceramics) a type of porcelain having a greyish-green glaze: mainly Chinese 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a pale greyish-green colour, sometimes somewhat yellow [from French, from the name of the shepherd hero of L'Astrée (1610), a romance by Honoré d'Urfé] Translations celadon n → Seladon nt adj → seladongrün How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Would, by father Jove, Minerva, and Apollo, that I were still young and strong as when the Pylians and Arcadians were gathered in fight by the rapid river Celadon under the walls of Pheia, and round about the waters of the river Iardanus. |
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