WHITEWASH, noun [white and wash.] 1. A wash or liquid composition for whitening something; a wash for making the skin fair. 2. A composition of lime and water, used for whitening the plaster of walls, etc. WHITEWASH, verb transitive 1. To cover with a white liquid composition, as with lime and water, etc. 2. To make white; to give a fair external appearance.
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