WHITEWASH, n. [white and wash.]
1. A wash or liquid composition for whitening something; a wash for making the skin fair.
2. A composition of lime and water, used for whitening the plaster of walls, _c.
WHITEWASH, v.t.
1. To cover with a white liquid composition, as with lime and water, _c.
2. To make white; to give a fair external appearance.
