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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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