ash-blond

or ash-blonde

[ ash-blond ]
/ ˈæʃˈblɒnd /

adjective

pale, grayish blond: ash-blond hair.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of ash-blond

First recorded in 1900–05

OTHER WORDS FROM ash-blond

ash blond, ash blonde, noun

Words nearby ash-blond

ash color, ash fall, ash flow, ash gray, ash wednesday, ash-blond, ash-shaytān, asha, ashab, ashake, ashamed
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Example sentences from the Web for ash-blond

  • Olive Dunleavy was shinily present, her ash-blond hair in a new coiffure.

    The Trail of the Hawk|Sinclair Lewis

  • Within the car, seen through the snow-mist, was a girl of twenty-two or three, with satiny slim features and ash-blond hair.

    The Trail of the Hawk|Sinclair Lewis

  • He is the darlingest child, with ash-blond hair cut Dutch style.

    The Trail of the Hawk|Sinclair Lewis

  • Had Jane told her firmly that she had not seen that comb in that ash-blond hair she might have been hypnotized into agreement.

    The Copy-Cat and Other Stories|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman