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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