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• ash-blond
  ash-blond

  adjective

  pale, grayish blond.
• ash blond
  ash blond

  noun

ash-blond

American  

[ash-blond] / ˈæʃˈblɒnd /

Or ash-blonde

adjective

1. pale, grayish blond.

   ash-blond hair.

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ash blond British  

noun

1. 1. a very light blond colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      ash-blond hair

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• ash blond
  noun
• ash blonde
  noun

Etymology

Origin of ash-blond

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

As with them, his face is lit from above by a blinding white flash that hits his ash blond hair like a spotlight.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Police, who have appealed for sightings, described Mr Sambrook as white, 5ft 8ins, of medium build, with ash blond short hair, ginger/blond stubble, blue eyes, and has a West Yorkshire accent.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023

Then, the newly lightened hair is toned, a color-depositing process that gives highlights an exact shade — say, a cool ash blond or a warm bronze-y brown.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2020

Over and over, a wind gun blasts her with just enough force to make me worry about the integrity of her ash blond wig.

From Time • Jun. 29, 2017

She was ash blond, petite, with a snub nose and huge blue eyes which she’d turn upwards during hymns.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood