a. [ See Ash, the tree. ] Of or pertaining to the ash tree. “Ashen poles.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n., obs. pl. for Ashes. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
The ashen hue of age. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. pl. [ OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, æsce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo. ]
Their martyred blood and ashes sow. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The coffins were broken open. The ashes were scattered to the winds. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
The lip of ashes, and the cheek of flame. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
In dust and ashes,
In sackcloth and ashes
Volcanic ashes,
Volcanic ash