washing a blackamoor white

A form of wash a blackamoor white — To labour in vain, especially so as to present something as better than it really is; to whitewash.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of wash a blackamoor white
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washing a blackamoor white. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/washing%20a%20blackamoor%20white

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