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ashen
adjective
Anemic looking from illness or emotion
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adjective
Anemic looking from illness or emotion
“A face turned ashen”
adjective
Made of wood of the ash tree
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A face turned ashen
The invalid's blanched cheeks
Tried to speak with bloodless lips
A face livid with shock
{'source': 'Mary W. Shelley', 'text': 'lips … livid with the hue of death'}
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