"ash-coloured" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more ash-coloured [comparative], most ash-coloured [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ash-coloured (comparative more ash-coloured, superlative most ash-coloured)
  1. Alternative form of ash-colored Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ash-colored
    Sense id: en-ash-coloured-en-adj-9gQhIxLg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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