pearlashes
/ˈpɜrlˌæʃɪz/
noun
- Plural of pearlash; multiple types or batches of the white powder made from wood ashes.
- The chemist stored different pearlashes in labeled jars for the experiment.
- Early American households often kept pearlashes from various trees for different uses.
- The factory produced several pearlashes, each with a slightly different purity.