All 3 Uses of
ashen
in
Dracula
- He raised his hand and pointed to the bed, and his iron face was drawn and ashen white.
p. 137.9ashen = very pale
- As she had spoken, I watched the Professor's face, and saw it turn ashen gray.
p. 144.6 *
- The faces of the others were set, and Harker's grew ashen grey.
p. 351.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(ashen as in: ashen face) very pale - often due to illness or fear
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, ashen can refer to a color that is light-gray like the color of ashes.