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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: blackwash, -blackwash-
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WordNet (3.0)
blackwash(n) a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores, Syn. black lotion
blackwash(n) a wash that colors a surface black
blackwash(v) bring (information) out of concealment
blackwash(v) color with blackwash
character assassination(n) an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation, Syn. blackwash, assassination

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Blackwash

{ it>or }, n. 1. (Med.) A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A wash that blackens, as opposed to whitewash; hence, figuratively, calumny. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Black wash
blackwash

v. 1. same as defame. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. to color with blackwash. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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