ASH WEDNESDAY
Ash` Wednes"day.
Defn: The first day of Lent; — so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.
ASHWEED Ash"weed`, n. (Bot.) Etym: [A corruption of ache-weed; F. ache. So named from the likeness of its leaves to those of ache (celery).]
Defn: Goutweed.
ASHY
Ash"y, a.
1. Pertaining to, or composed of, ashes; filled, or strewed with, ashes.
2. Ash-colored; whitish gray; deadly pale. Shak. Ashy pale, pale as ashes. Shak.
ASIAN
A"sian, a. Etym: [L. Asianus, Gr. Asia.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. "Asian princes." Jer. Taylor. — n.
Defn: An Asiatic.