BLACK WASH; BLACKWASH

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.

2.
n.

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.