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1. <medicine> A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.
2. 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)
(01 Mar 1998)
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