celadon
noun
cel·a·don
ˈse-lə-ˌdän 
-lə-dən
1
: a grayish-yellow green
2
: a ceramic glaze originated in China that is greenish in color
also
: an article with a celadon glaze
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In fact, the glaze was discovered by an Edgefield potter named Abner Landrum, who was trying to match the milky-white Chinese celadon of fine porcelain and stumbled on this earthier recipe instead.
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Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 20 Apr. 2023
In this Massachusetts beach house, the Wood-Mode kitchen cabinetry is painted a pretty celadon green that is crisply set off by a white subway tile backsplash.
—Jennifer Kopf, Country Living, 10 Feb. 2023
In celadon — a color like sweet mint gum — with a pearl handle (and only a pearl handle, no strap, requiring that it be held), this pristine lunchbox purse was my answer to a yearlong search for something frothy.
—Mariam Rahmani, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
Its soothing green celadon walls and lemon yellow tables are accented by turmeric-hued cushions, a bar laid with zesty orange tiles and shelves of Singh’s personal collection of Majorcan and French pottery.
—New York Times, 18 July 2022
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Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 20 Apr. 2023
In this Massachusetts beach house, the Wood-Mode kitchen cabinetry is painted a pretty celadon green that is crisply set off by a white subway tile backsplash.
—Jennifer Kopf, Country Living, 10 Feb. 2023
In celadon — a color like sweet mint gum — with a pearl handle (and only a pearl handle, no strap, requiring that it be held), this pristine lunchbox purse was my answer to a yearlong search for something frothy.
—Mariam Rahmani, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
Its soothing green celadon walls and lemon yellow tables are accented by turmeric-hued cushions, a bar laid with zesty orange tiles and shelves of Singh’s personal collection of Majorcan and French pottery.
—New York Times, 18 July 2022
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“Celadon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celadon. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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