Ashamed seldom precedes the noun or pronoun it qualifies. By a Hebraism, it is sometimes used in the
Bible to mean disappointed, or defeated.
Ashamedly
(A*sham"ed*ly) adv. Bashfully. [R.]
Ashantee
(Ash`an*tee") n.; pl. Ashantees A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa.
Ashantee
(Ash`an*tee"), a. Of or pertaining to Ashantee.
Ash-colored
(Ash"-col`ored) a. Of the color of ashes; a whitish gray or brownish gray.
Ashen
(Ash"en) a. [See Ash, the tree.] Of or pertaining to the ash tree. "Ashen poles." Dryden.
Ashen
(Ash"en), a. Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and
gray.
The ashen hue of age.
Sir W. Scott.
Ashen
(Ash"en) n., obs. pl. for Ashes. Chaucer.
Ashery
(Ash"er*y) n.
1. A depository for ashes.
2. A place where potash is made.
Ashes
(Ash"es) n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, æsce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch,
Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.]
1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or
coal.
2. Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when "returned to dust" by natural decay.
Their martyred blood and ashes sow.
Milton.
The coffins were broken open. The ashes were scattered to the winds.
Macaulay.
3. The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.
The lip of ashes, and the cheek of flame.
Byron.
In dust and ashes, In sackcloth and ashes, with humble expression of grief or repentance; — from
the method of mourning in Eastern lands. — Volcanic ashes, or Volcanic ash, the loose, earthy
matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by volcanoes.
Ash-fire
(Ash"-fire), n. A low fire used in chemical operations.
Ash-furnace
(Ash"-fur`nace Ash"-ov`en) n. A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making.
Ashine
(A*shine") a. Shining; radiant.
Ashlar
(Ash"lar, Ash"ler) n. [OE. ascheler, achiler, OF. aiseler, fr. aiselle, dim. of ais plank, fr. L.
axis, assis, plank, axle. See Axle.]
