ashen
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈæʃ.ən/
From Middle English asshen, aisshen, esscen, from Old English æsċen, equivalent to ash + -en.
Adjectiveashen
- Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
- An ashen bow and quiver of arrows beside.
From Middle English asshen, axen, equivalent to ash + -en.
Adjectiveashen
- Of or resembling ashes.
- A fine, ashen dust hung in the air.
- Ash-colored; pale; anemic
- His ashen face belied his claims of good health.
- Appalled; upset.
- Anaemic.
- ashy, cineraceous, cinereous
- (sickly pale) See also Thesaurus:pallid
- French: cendré
- Portuguese: cinéreo
- Russian: пе́пельный
- French: cendré, cendreux
- Russian: пепельно серый
- Spanish: ceniciento, lívido, pálido
ashen (ashens, present participle ashening; simple past and past participle ashened)
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