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BLACKWASHED
Etymology
Verb
blackwashed
simple past tense and past participle of blackwash
Adjective
blackwashed (not comparable)
Covered in the color black.
Having been villainized through a blackwashing campaign
Antonyms
• (villainized): whitewashed
Source: Wiktionary
BLACKWASH
Black" wash` or Black"wash, n.
1. (Med.)
Definition: 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. C. Kingsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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