Both Uses of
ashen
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- His tangled beard, grizzled hair, and outstanding, drooping eyebrows combined to give an air of dignity and power to his appearance, but his face was of an ashen white, while his lips and the corners of his nostrils were tinged with a shade of blue.†
Chpt 4
- "I cannot, and I will not, believe it!" cried the banker with an ashen face.†
Chpt 11 *
Definition:
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(ashen as in: ashen face) very pale - often due to illness or fear