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with Anu Gargceladon
PRONUNCIATION:
(SEL-uh-don)
MEANING:
noun: 1. A pale green color. 2. A type of ceramics having a pale green glaze, originally made in China. ETYMOLOGY:
After Céladon, a character in the novel L'Astrée by the French novelist
Honoré d'Urfé (1568-1625). Céladon is a shepherd who wears green clothes.
Earliest documented use: 1768.
USAGE:
"The 4,000-square-foot apartment isn't all white. There is some cream and
beige, too, Novick said, and a celadon-colored couch." Michael Tortorello; Speck by Speck; The New York Times; Feb 9, 2011. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Be the master of your will and the slave of your conscience. -Hasidic saying
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