ashes
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Ashes \Ash"es\, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [ae]sce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.]
1.The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal. [1913 Webster]
2.Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when "returned to dust" by natural decay. [1913 Webster]
Their martyred blood and ashes sow.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
The coffins were broken open. The ashes were scattered to the winds.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]
3.The color of ashes; deathlike paleness. [1913 Webster]
The lip of ashes, and the cheek of flame.— Byron.[1913 Webster]
In dust and ashes, In sackcloth and ashes, with humble expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of mourning in Eastern lands.
Volcanic ashes, or Volcanic ash, the loose, earthy matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by volcanoes. [1913 Webster]