ashing

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noun chemistry An analytic procedure in which a sample is heated in a furnace to leave a residue of ash, either to determine the gross mineral content, or as a preparation for further analysis

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African American skin tends to dry out faster than Caucasian skin and along with that comes the "ashing" of the elbows, the face, the knees, and the feet.

Toy Bender 2009
I ignored him and remained perched by the kitchen window on a cast-iron barstool, ashing a cigarette into a half-full coffee cup.

"Saints, Angels, Bleach, Prayers" (2008) Amy Silbergeld 2010
"At fifty pounds overweight, there are neon signs fl ashing," she explains.

'How To Never Look Fat Again' 2010
Around this were all the traditional irons for stoking, loading and ashing the thing out.

Neurosurgical Intervention For Beginners 2009
The name Ash Wednesday comes from the ashing ceremony that takes place during the Mass.

From the desk 2009
The name Ash Wednesday comes from the ashing ceremony that takes place during the Mass.

Archive 2009-07-01 2009
He stepped up to the table and took a look, ashing on the linoleum floor as he flipped through the pages.

Unforgivable Laura Griffin 2008
Flake-shouldered, blurry-eyed, ashing out the window thinking this is It.

Occupational Hazards Jonathan Segura 2008
While ashing on the pile of fresh-today press releases, I notice the one on top.

Occupational Hazards Jonathan Segura 2008
She was perched on a sofa in the Waldorf Astoria, smoking hand-rolled cigarettes and ashing elegantly into a bottle of water.

Can Love Survive? 2008