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Blackwash
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noun
Blackwash
,
Black wash
n.
1.
(Med.) A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.
2.
A wash that blackens, as opposed to whitewash; hence, figuratively, calumny.
"To remove as far as he can the modern layers of black wash, and let the man himself, fair or foul, be seen."
verb
blackwash
v.
1.
Same as
defame
.
2.
To color with blackwash.
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