CELADON

n. & adj.

--n.

1. a willow-green colour.

2 a grey-green glaze used on some pottery.

3 Chinese pottery glazed in this way.

--adj. of a grey-green colour.

Etymology: F, f. the name of a character in d'Urf{eacute}'s L'Astr{eacute}e (1607-27)