adjective · rare

ashen

ash·en

ashen · more ashen · most ashen

білий, блідий, білошкірий

пепельный, серый, ясеневый

eschen, aschig

Made from the wood of the ash-treeMade from the wood of the ash-tree.

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/ˈæʃ.ən/

» We were worried about her ashen appearance.

Meaning

4 senses

Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
An ashen bow and quiver of arrows beside.
eschen
я́сеневыйjásenevyj
made of wood of the ash tree
Of or resembling ashes.
A fine, ashen dust hung in the air.
aschig
пе́пельныйpépelʹnyj
Ash-colored; pale; anemic
His ashen face belied his claims of good health.
се́рыйséryj, пе́пельныйpépelʹnyj
Appalled; upset.

Examples

5 sentences

We were worried about her ashen appearance.
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Mary's face looked ashen in the firelight.
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I was taken aback by his ashen complexion.
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The dragon breathed fire and exhaled its sooty ashen remains.
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On Ash Wednesday, priest draw ashen crosses on their parishioners foreheads.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

made of ash-wood:

of or resembling ashes:

ash-colored; pale:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

made of ash-wood:

of or resembling ashes:

Origin

From Middle English asshen, aisshen, esscen, from Old English æsċen (“made of ashwood”), e

From Middle English asshen, aisshen, esscen, from Old English æsċen (“made of ashwood”), equivalent to ash + -en (“made or consisting of”). Cognate with Scots aschin, eschin (“ashen”).

From Middle English asshen, axen (“ash-colored; pale; lifeless”). By surface analysis, ash + -en (“made or consisting of”).

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