celadon
pronunciation
How to pronounce celadon in British English:
UK ['selədɒn]
How to pronounce celadon in American English:
US ['seləˌdɒn]
Word Origin
- celadon (n.)
- "pale grayish-green," 1768, from French Céladon, name of a character in the romance of "l'Astrée" by Honoré d'Urfé (1610); an insipidly sentimental lover who wore bright green clothes, he is named in turn after Greek Keladon, a character in Ovid's "Metamorphoses," whose name is said to mean "sounding with din or clamor." The mineral celadonite (1868) is so called for its color.
Example
- 1. Celadon is an equally interesting word .
- 2. Yue kiln celadon - application for state-level intangible cultural heritage of mankind .
- 3. Delightful celadon gives a person sedate and refined feeling .
- 4. Hotels have custom-made carefully the celadon ware appliance , lets you feel the longquan celadon ware " the rain azure " the elegance .
- 5. The most noteworthy among the cultural relics of the three kingdoms period unearthed by archeologists are celadon , bronze mirrors and weapons .