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ash⋅en

1  [ash-uhn]
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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

2  [ash-uhn]
–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.  

  1. Consisting of ashes.

  2. 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
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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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