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paramedics knew she was in shock because she was ashy and shaking
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Outside, the paths are softened and hushed with ashy soil; inside, any boards that don’t creak have been daubed with paint, and the Abbotts must pick their way from one to the next, as if on stepping stones.
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Golden sunsets or experimenting with copper — either through balayage or as a block, uniform tint, generally, warmer colors are making a comeback over traditional ashy shades.
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So unlike other ephemeral volcanic islands whose rocky and ashy shorelines slowly wash away, the tuff has given the new island some extra stability.
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The RealReal luxury consultant’s natural color is an ashy brown that she’s dyed every six weeks — for years.
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Grapes still on the vine can passively absorb smoke that can give wines an ashy taste.
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As a result, many of those grapes were potentially susceptible to smoke taint, which can leave wine with an unpleasant, ashy flavor.
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There is some hope that playing with adding oak chips or tannin additions at the blending stage could mask or remove the ashy effect.
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The hard part about sunscreen is finding one that’s not greasy or ashy.
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First Known Use of ashy
14th century
ASHY Defined for Kids
adjective
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ˈa-shē
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Definition of ashy for Students
ashier;
ashiest
1
: of or relating to ashes
- The Baudelaire orphans looked around … amid the ashy ruins of their destroyed home.
- —Lemony Snicket, The Ersatz Elevator
2
: very pale
- an ashy face
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