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   Ashes , n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, æsce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.]
   The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.
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   Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when “returned to dust” by natural decay.
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   Their martyred blood and ashes sow.
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   The coffins were broken open. The ashes were scattered to the winds.
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   The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.
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   The lip of ashes, and the cheek of flame.
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   In dust and ashes, In sackcloth and ashes, with humble expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of mourning in Eastern lands. -- Volcanic ashes, or  Volcanic ash, the loose, earthy matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by volcanoes.
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