- celadon gray
- noun
: a pale green that is yellower and very slightly lighter and stronger than bayberry gray and yellower and duller than spray green
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celadon gray
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celadon — /sel euh don , dn/, n. 1. any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze. 2. any porcelain imitating these. 3. a pale gray green. adj. 4. having the color celadon. [1760 70; named after Céladon, name of a character in L… … Universalium
celadon — A ceramic glaze containing iron. It must be fired by the reduction method, with its red iron oxide (ferric) reduced to black (ferroso ferric). The final color of the glaze is either olive green, gray green, or gray. Celadon ware was developed… … Glossary of Art Terms
celadon — cel•a•don [[t]ˈsɛl əˌdɒn, dn[/t]] n. 1) cer any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze 2) cer a pale gray green • Etymology: 1760–70; after Céladon, a character in L Astrée, a tale by H. d Urfé (1568–1625), French… … From formal English to slang
celadon — 1. noun /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/ a) A pale green colour or tinted with gray. b) A pale green Chinese glaze. 2. adjective /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/ Of a pale green colour tinted with gray … Wiktionary
bayberry gray — noun : a pale green that is bluer and very slightly duller than celadon gray, bluer and duller than spray green, and bluer and duller than aloes green … Useful english dictionary
olive gray — noun : a variable color averaging a grayish yellow green that is yellower and paler than average sage green or palmetto and yellower and duller than mermaid or celadon … Useful english dictionary
dusty aqua green — noun : a pale green that is bluer and deeper than celadon gray, bluer and stronger than bayberry gray, and bluer and darker than spray green … Useful english dictionary
dusty jade green — noun : a pale green that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than celadon gray or bayberry gray and bluer, lighter, and stronger than spray green … Useful english dictionary
griege — ˈgrāzh noun ( s) Etymology: alteration of grège : a variable color averaging a grayish yellow green that is yellower and paler than average sage green, mermaid, or palmetto and yellower and less strong than celadon * * * /gray, grayzh/, n. See… … Useful english dictionary
spray green — noun : a pale green that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than celadon gray, yellower, lighter, and stronger than bayberry gray, and bluer and lighter than aloes green … Useful english dictionary
