ash-blond

or ash-blonde

[ ash-blond ]

adjective
  1. pale, grayish blond: ash-blond hair.

Origin of ash-blond

1
First recorded in 1900–05

Other words from ash-blond

  • ash blond, ash blonde, noun

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How to use ash-blond in a sentence

  • Viola was an ash-blonde, her complexion was as roses, and the corals were ideal for her.

    The Copy-Cat and Other Stories | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • Jann was twenty-four, a tall ash-blonde woman with snaky amber eyes and pointed ears who lorded it over the household.

    The Buttoned Sky | Geoff St. Reynard
  • Her ash-blonde hair was loosely pinned up, and her dressnegligee or tea-gownwas fussy with lace, and not quite immaculate.

    The Luminous Face | Carolyn Wells
  • He has plenty of white teeth, ash-blonde hair, and goes smooth-shaven for purely personal reasons.

    Back Home | Eugene Wood
  • About her exceedingly well-shaped head ash-blonde hair lay in close artificial waves.

    Old Mr. Wiley | Fanny Greye La Spina

British Dictionary definitions for ash blond

ash blond

noun
    • a very light blond colour

    • (as adjective): ash-blond hair

  1. Also called: ash blonde a person whose hair is this colour

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