Ash fall
a rain of airborne ash resulting from a volcanic eruption.
the deposit produced by such an event.
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an avalanche of volcanic ash. historical examples as shown in figure 4, the ash flow blankets about 200 feet of gravels that had been deposited in the valley. the geologic setting of the john day country thomas prence thayer
- Ash gray
pale gray resembling the color of ashes. historical examples ash gray is given for 30 pounds of woollen stuff, by one pound of gall-nuts, 1⁄2 lib. a dictionary of arts, manufactures and mines andrew ure these flies are of an ash gray color, with the head silvery, and a rusty black stripe between the eyes, […]
- Ashpit
a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the acc-mulation of . historical examples there is a heavy hand-hewn stone sink and a copper caldron with its own firebox and ashpit. seaport in virginia gay montague moore his having lived six months in ashpit place was a case […]
- Ash-shaytan
(in muslim usage) satan; the devil.
- Ashtray
a receptacle for tobacco of smokers. contemporary examples then he crunched the page, plopped it into an ashtray, lit a cigarette, and immolated the paper with the same match. the kaffeehaus canon george prochnik december 30, 2010 ten thousand; two in the front, two in the back, the rest in the ashtray. can the holocaust […]