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ash

Произношение:
ash
Часть речи:
n
Происхождение:
[ME asshe, fr. OE aesc; akin to OHG ask ash, L ornus mountain ash]
Появление:
(bef. 12c)
Определение:
1: any of a genus (Fraxinus) of trees of the olive family with pinnate leaves, thin furrowed bark, and gray branchlets 2: the tough elastic wood of an ash 3 [OE aesc, name of the corresponding runic letter]: the ligature ae used in Old English and some phonetic alphabets to represent a low front vowel /a/

Часть речи:
n
Происхождение:
, often attrib [ME asshe, fr. OE asce--more at arid]
Появление:
(bef. 12c)
Определение:
1: something that symbolizes grief, repentance, or humiliation 2 a: the solid residue left when combustible material is thoroughly burned or is oxidized by chemical means b: fine particles of mineral matter from a volcanic vent 3 pl: the remains of the dead human body after cremation or disintegration 4 pl: deathly pallor <the lip of ~es and the cheek of flame --Lord Byron> 5 pl: ruins -- ash.less adj

Часть речи:
vt
Появление:
(1894)
Определение:
to convert into ash

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