black wash Meaning, Definition & Usage

Black" wash`, Black"wash noun (Also<

• Black wash
• Blackwash

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Definitions

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. C. Kingsley.