ashen

ashen
ashen1
/ash"euhn/, adj.
1. ash-colored; gray.
2. extremely pale; drained of color; pallid: His face was ashen.
3. consisting of ashes.
[1350-1400; ME; see ASH1, -EN2]
Syn. 1. ashy. 2. pasty, colorless.
ashen2
/ash"euhn/, adj.
1. pertaining to the ash tree or its timber.
2. made of wood from the ash tree.
[bef. 1000; ME, OE; see ASH2, -EN2]

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