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–adjective
1.
ash-colored; gray.
2.
extremely pale; drained of color; pallid:
His face was ashen.
3.
consisting of ashes.
Origin:
1350–1400;
ME;
see
ash
1
,
-en
2
Synonyms:
1.
ashy.
2.
pasty, colorless.
ash⋅en
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–adjective
1.
pertaining to the ash tree or its timber.
2.
made of wood from the ash tree.
Origin:
bef. 1000;
ME, OE;
see
ash
2
,
-en
2
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ash·en
1
(āsh'ən)
adj.
Consisting of ashes.
Resembling ashes, especially in color; very pale:
A face ashen with grief.
ash·en
2
(āsh'ən)
adj. Of, relating to, or made from the wood of the ash tree.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
ashen
"made of ash wood," c.1300 (see
ash
(2)); meaning "ash-colored, whitish-gray, deadly pale" is 1808, from
ash
(1).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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