celadon

celadon
[ˈsɛlədɒn]
noun
  1. [mass noun]a willow-green colour
    灰绿色
    [as modifier]panelling painted in celadon green.
    漆成灰绿色的镶板。
    ■a grey-green glaze used on pottery, especially that from China
    (尤指中国瓷器上的)灰绿色釉
    ■pottery made with this glaze
    青瓷
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: from French céladon, a colour named after the hero in d'Urfé's pastoral romance L'Astrée (1607–27)
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