ˈseləˌdän, -_d ə n noun
or cé·la·don sālȧdōⁿ
( -s )
Etymology: French céladon, from Céladon, Astrée's lover in Honoré d'Urfé's romance L'Astrée (1610)
1. : a grayish yellow green that is paler and slightly yellower than average sage green, yellower and lighter than palmetto, and greener and lighter than mermaid
2. : a reduction-fired iron-containing ceramic glaze originated in China that ranges from putty colored or greenish brown or gray to true green or bluish green and is used especially in the Orient on various stonewares and porcelains ; also : an article or ware with a celadon glaze
3. : a monochrome glaze