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noun

Blackwash, Black wash n.

(Med.) A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.

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."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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