Ash

n. A genus of forest, trees, or their wood. — Ash'es, -ez, n.ph Earthy or mineral particles remaining after combustion; — among chemists, and in composition, used in the sing., as, bone-ash, pearlash; the remains of what is burnt; remains of a dead body.— Ash-Wednesday, -wenz'dl. The first day of Lent. — Ash/y, -I, a. Ash-colored; like ashes.