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washed a blackamoor white

washed a blackamoor white is the simple past and past participle of wash a blackamoor white.

Meaning of wash a blackamoor white

Verb

wash a blackamoor white (third-person singular simple present washes a blackamoor white, present participle washing a blackamoor white, simple past and past participle washed a blackamoor white)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, offensive) To labour in vain, especially so as to present something as better than it really is; to whitewash.
    • It is not my Intention to put myself in a Perspiration concerning any of the Hieroglyphic Emblems, or Monstrosities of the Egyptians, for it is all Labour in vain, or washing a Blackamoor white.1778, John van Rymsdyk, Andreas van Rymsdyk, Museum Britannicum […], page 33
    Synonyms:
    wash a negro white, wash a nigger white

Questions about washed a blackamoor white

What is washed a blackamoor white the simple past and past participle of?
Washed a blackamoor white is the simple past and past participle of wash a blackamoor white.

Words near washed a blackamoor white in the dictionary

  1. washdishes
  2. washdown
  3. washdowns
  4. washe
  5. washed
  6. washed a blackamoor white
  7. washed a negro white
  8. washed and gone
  9. washed and went
  10. washed away
  11. washed down

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