ASH, ASHES
ADJECTIVES
1650 ► FAVILLOUS consisting of or resembling ashes
1657 ► SUBCINERITIOUS somewhat ash-coloured, greyish → obs.
NOUNS
1000 ► EASLE hot ashes or cinders; a live coal or ember → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1420 ► CYNER ashes, cinders → obs.
1616 ► CALCINATION a burning to ashes; complete combustion
1746 ► YEWMORS hot ashes, embers → Eng. dial. obs.
1905 ► TINDER ashes; the ashes made by burning paper → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► YEWERS hot ashes, embers → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
VERBS
1641 ► CALCINE to burn to ashes, to consume
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