/ˈæʃ.ən/
OriginFrom 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”).
- Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
“An ashen bow and quiver of arrows beside.”
- Of or resembling ashes.
“A fine, ashen dust hung in the air.”
- Ash-colored; pale; anemic
“His ashen face belied his claims of good health.”
- Appalled; upset.
- Anaemic.
- ambitransitiveTo turn into ash; make or become ashy
- ambitransitiveTo make or become pale
Formsmore ashen(comparative) · most ashen(superlative) · ashens(present, singular, third-person) · ashening(participle, present) · ashened(participle, past) · ashened(past)