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celadons

celadons is the plural of celadon.

Meaning of celadon

Noun

celadon (usually uncountable, plural celadons)

  1. (usually) A pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray.
    • Eau de Nil (“water of the Nile”) is a tricky color to pin down precisely. It is a light-greenish hue, more saturated than celadon, less gray than sage.2018 February 13, Katy Kelleher, “Eau de Nil, the Light-Green Color of Egypt-Obsessed Europe”, in The Paris Review
  2. (usually) A pale green Chinese glaze.
  3. (usually) A ceramic ware with a pale green glaze.

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Questions about celadons

What is celadons the plural of?
Celadons is the plural of celadon.

Words near celadons in the dictionary

  1. Cela
  2. CELAC
  3. celadon
  4. celadonite
  5. celadonites
  6. celadons
  7. celamim
  8. celamims
  9. celandine
  10. celandine poppies
  11. celandine poppy

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