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Ash \Ash\, n.,
sing. of {Ashes}.

Note: Ash is rarely used in the singular except in connection
with chemical or geological products; as, soda ash,
coal which yields a red ash, etc., or as a qualifying
or combining word; as, ash bin, ash heap, ash hole, ash
pan, ash pit, ash-grey, ash-colored, pearlash, potash.

{Bone ash}, burnt powered; bone earth.

{Volcanic ash}. See under {Ashes}.


Ashes \Ash"es\, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [ae]sce, 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.