Definitions
Pale gray, powdery, or resembling ashes in color or texture.
Word origin
From Middle English asshy, asky, equivalent to ash + -y.
Used in a sentence
“Still is he sullein, still he lowres and frets, / Twixt crimson shame, and anger ashie pale,”
“Tell her that sicknesse, with her ashie hand, / Hath swept away the beauty from my cheekes,”
“Again the operation; again the narcotic; again some return of colour to the ashy cheeks, and the regular breathing of healthy sleep.”
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01“Pale gray”4 letters
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