Both Uses
ashen
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- Petchkin was ashen.†
Chpt 11.ashen = very pale
- The lieutenant at the wheel was ashen.†
Chpt 14. *
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) Much more rarely, ashen can refer to a color that is light-gray like the color of ashes.