Ashcan school
a group of american painters of the early 20th century whose genre paintings were derived from city life.
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- Ashcan
a large metal barrel, , or similar receptacle for , garbage, or refuse. slang. a depth charge. movies. an arc light of 1000 watts, enclosed in a reflector. historical examples it is to be published on sugar-cured oilskin, the edition to be limited to two numbered copies—one for me and one for the ashcan. bizarre […]
- Ash color
. historical examples it is bell-shaped, becoming broadly open like a trumpet, and of a slate or ash color. among the mushrooms ellen m. dallas and caroline a. burgin the color of this insect is a mixture of ash color and white. the commercial products of the vegetable kingdom p. l. simmonds in germany it […]
- Ash fall
a rain of airborne ash resulting from a volcanic eruption. the deposit produced by such an event.
- Ash flow
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, […]