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wash a blackamoor white
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1.
Historical English
offensive
archaic
To attempt to make a black person white, used as a racist metaphor reflecting beliefs about race and assimilation.
To try to erase or deny the racial identity or perceived defects of a black person by presenting them as acceptable to white society.
2.
Historical English
offensive
archaic
figurative
Figuratively, to whitewash or attempt to cleanse a person or thing of blame or stigma, often by concealing inconvenient facts.
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