ash-blond

or ash-blonde

[ ash-blond ]

/ ˈæʃˈblɒnd /

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adjective

pale, grayish blond: ash-blond hair.

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Origin of ash-blond

First recorded in 1900–05

OTHER WORDS FROM ash-blond

ash blond, ash blonde, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for ash-blond

She narrowed her eyes, bit her lip as if to chew over the question, and whisked some stray blond hairs away from her face.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
After years at the head of a parochial school classroom, he could no longer distinguish one blond Irish Catholic kid from another.
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Coren, a striking blond with an authoritative manner and a deep voice, stayed with the story all night and well into the next day.
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The JMG office that just a few days ago received victims of human rights abuse is now empty, covered in black ash.
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There were little blond girls in knit hats next to elderly African American women hobbling on canes.
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In roots and tubers the variations are less, and all, except the potato and the turnip, contain about seven per cent of ash.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Saussure has also observed that the quantity of ash diminishes in certain plants when the seed has ripened.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
Thus, it has been found that in early spring the wood of the young shoots of the horse-chesnut contains 9·9 per cent of ash.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
The lighter the color of the tobacco the lighter the ash and the milder the flavor of the cigar.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Silica is an invariable constituent of the ash, but in most plants occurs but in small quantity.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for ash-blond

ash blond

noun

a very light blond colour
(as adjective)ash-blond hair

Also called: ash blonde a person whose hair is this colour

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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