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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
whitewashed
adj : coated with whitewash; "miles of whitewashed fences"
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