Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective pale gray; ash-colored.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a light shade of grey
- adjective of a light grey
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Examples
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I wondered if her fuzzy ash-gray hair with an unnatural lavender tint would dissolve in rain like the cotton candy being sold on the corner.
Truth at a Bonsai Booth Paula Ray 2011
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She'd been talking about it for days, the babies so soft, so sweet and innocent, covered in ash-gray down.
The Swans Chris Belden 2011
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The sparse ash-gray straight hair that grew back was embarrassing.
A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010
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The sparse ash-gray straight hair that grew back was embarrassing.
A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010
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The sparse ash-gray straight hair that grew back was embarrassing.
A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010
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One time my mother had filled a bathtub with bits and pieces of the ocean: a collage of ash-gray barnacles lined up like toy soldiers, a small flock of ghost crabs that hoisted themselves across the tub with weary ticktock steps, old men in their shells.
The Gin Closet Leslie Jamison 2010
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Bhavani Puri, a bridal-wear designer, wore an ash-gray hooded sweat shirt painted with sadhus, or Hindu holy men, as she described her views on the intersection of religion, fashion and Indian culture.
Traditional Indian piety makes way for pop culture images of Hindu gods 2010
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The sparse ash-gray straight hair that grew back was embarrassing.
A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010
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Bhavani Puri, a bridal-wear designer, wore an ash-gray hooded sweat shirt painted with sadhus, or Hindu holy men, as she described her views on the intersection of religion, fashion and Indian culture.
Traditional Indian piety makes way for pop culture images of Hindu gods 2010
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The sparse ash-gray straight hair that grew back was embarrassing.
A Book of Miracles Jack Canfield 2010
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