Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Whitewashed"
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) 1.7 (wn)
whitewashed
adj : coated with whitewash; "miles of whitewashed fences"
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