celadon (seladon)

and a. [F. célad on, a sea-green color, also a sentimental lover: so called from Célad on, the sentimental hero of a once popular romance, "L'Astrée," by Honoré d'Urfé (died 1625), shades are numerous. In Oriental wares the celadon IMG:content-3342.png:[blocks in formation] II. a. Having the color celadon.