Category:Whitewash

White"wash` (, n.

1. Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as a wash For making the skin fair. Addison.

2. A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and water, or The like, used for whitening walls, ceilings, etc.; milk of lime.

Whitewash White"wash`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Whitewashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Whitewashing.]

1. To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash.

2. To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to clear From imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a bankrupt) from Obligation to pay debts.