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ash

/ˈæʃ/ noun

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In Latin: cinis, afa Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ash at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The residue that remains when something is burned.
  2. Any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus.
  3. Strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats.

verb

  1. Convert into ashes.

Origin

From Middle English aisshe, asche, ash, asshe, axe, eshe, esk, from Old English acse, asċe, axe, axse, æsċe, from Proto-West Germanic *askā, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (“ash”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“to be dry; to burn; hearth; ashes”).

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