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Definition
very pale - often due to illness or fear
- As she had spoken, I watched the Professor's face, and saw it turn ashen gray.Chapter 11 (11% in)
ashen = very pale
- He raised his hand and pointed to the bed, and his iron face was drawn and ashen white.Chapter 10 (66% in)
- The faces of the others were set, and Harker's grew ashen grey.Chapter 25 (10% in)
ashen = very pale
ashen = very pale
There are no more uses of "ashen" in Dracula.
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