black washn.

Brit.

/ˈblak wɒʃ/, U.S.

/ˈblæk ˌwɔʃ/,

/ˈblæk ˌwɑʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., wash n.

Etymology: < black adj. + wash n. With sense 2, compare scientific Latin lotio nigra (1800 or earlier; rare before c1830). In sense 3 after blackwash v. 1, whitewash n. 3b.

1. A liquid preparation used for blackening something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > blackening agent > [noun]

blatchOE

bleckc1440

bleacha1500

bleaching?1518

black1558

bletch1570

blacking?1571

linka1616

denigrator1658

black wash1684

shoe-blacking1735

burnt corkc1800

1684 G. S. Anglorum Speculum 739 Woad groweth naturally in this County;..The use thereof was either ancient, (among the Britains, for a black wash to render their Faces terrible to their Enemies) or modern, as a ground-colour for dying.

1785 tr. P. J. Macquer in tr. J. Hellot et al. Art of dying Wool, Silk, & Cotton ii. 352 Some dyers..add the black wash instead of the copperas.

1847 E. Cresy Encycl. Civil Engin. I. ii. ii. 689 When this coat is dry it receives its black wash, which prevents one coat of loam from adhering to the other.

1861 Times 12 July 5/6 The blackwash was removed from the paintings; bad taste and want of means caused the white-wash to be left.

a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1461/2 The charcoal-dust of the black-wash acts as a parting.

1933 A. M. Lindbergh Let. 2 Mar. in Locked Rooms & Open Doors (1974) 19 I have some unpermanent black wash for C.'s light hair.

1982 Dumbarton Oaks Papers 36 89/1 The black wash and wide brush strokes used in these few unfinished miniatures are not typical of the underdrawings.

2004 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 26 Nov. a18 Carr discarded the portrait, painting over it with a black wash, which was recently removed in a painstaking process.

2. Medicine. A lotion composed of calomel and lime water, used esp. in the treatment of the skin lesions of syphilis. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > lotion or bath > [noun] > specific

lyea700

eye-water?1593

mouth-water1598

arquebusade1739

eye lotion1797

black wash1805

mouthwash1806

bloodbath1834

starch bath1836

sulphur bath1843

whitewash1897

wax bath1916

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations treating or preventing specific ailments > [noun] > for ulcers > mineral-derived lotion

black wash1805

yellow wash1849

1805 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 13 551 I advised the black wash to be applied to the chancre.

1818 A. Cooper Surg. Ess. (ed. 3) I. 166 Under the black-wash poultice.

1875 S. Ringer Handbk. Therapeutics (ed. 4) 216 Mercurial preparations, especially black-wash, are very useful applications to syphilitic sores.

1907 Amer. Jrnl. Clin. Med. 14 1250/2 When calomel is mixed with lime water a chemical reaction takes place, the calomel becoming converted into the black mercurous oxide... This constitutes the well-known black-wash or lotio nigra.

1948 Lancet 3 July 20/2 Many doctors will be surprised and perturbed to find some of their most cherished remedies thrown on the scrap heap. The confections..of sulphur, lobelia, linseed, black wash..no longer claim monographs.

3. figurative. An attempt to blacken or damage the reputation of a person, institution, etc., by emphasizing faults or mistakes. Cf. whitewash n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > sullying or staining of reputation > [noun]

staining1530

stain1563

besmearing1574

attainture1608

soilurea1616

smutting1621

sullying1629

macula1649

black wash1856

smirching1862

blear1868

smudging1873

1856 N. Brit. Rev. Nov. 87 To remove..the modern layers of ‘black-wash’, and to let the man himself, fair or foul, be seen.

1877 Chambers's Jrnl. 28 Apr. 258/2 A skilful counsel..using as much whitewash as he can for the accused, and applying plentiful blackwash to the witnesses for the prosecution.

1890 Literary World 41 388/1 By giving Cromwell another plentiful coating of black-wash.

1979 Antioch Rev. 37 21 A ‘blackwash’ of reality is no truer, no more courageous or honest, than a ‘whitewash’.

2000 Independent 12 Apr. ii. 4/7 This dangerous ‘black wash’ needs to be rejected by all those people who are truly committed to equality and justice.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	black wash
释义	black washn. Brit. /ˈblak wɒʃ/, U.S. /ˈblæk ˌwɔʃ/, /ˈblæk ˌwɑʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., wash n. Etymology: < black adj. + wash n. With sense 2, compare scientific Latin lotio nigra (1800 or earlier; rare before c1830). In sense 3 after blackwash v. 1, whitewash n. 3b. 1. A liquid preparation used for blackening something. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > blackening agent > [noun] blatchOE bleckc1440 bleacha1500 bleaching?1518 black1558 bletch1570 blacking?1571 linka1616 denigrator1658 black wash1684 shoe-blacking1735 burnt corkc1800 1684 G. S. Anglorum Speculum 739 Woad groweth naturally in this County;..The use thereof was either ancient, (among the Britains, for a black wash to render their Faces terrible to their Enemies) or modern, as a ground-colour for dying. 1785 tr. P. J. Macquer in tr. J. Hellot et al. Art of dying Wool, Silk, & Cotton ii. 352 Some dyers..add the black wash instead of the copperas. 1847 E. Cresy Encycl. Civil Engin. I. ii. ii. 689 When this coat is dry it receives its black wash, which prevents one coat of loam from adhering to the other. 1861 Times 12 July 5/6 The blackwash was removed from the paintings; bad taste and want of means caused the white-wash to be left. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1461/2 The charcoal-dust of the black-wash acts as a parting. 1933 A. M. Lindbergh Let. 2 Mar. in Locked Rooms & Open Doors (1974) 19 I have some unpermanent black wash for C.'s light hair. 1982 Dumbarton Oaks Papers 36 89/1 The black wash and wide brush strokes used in these few unfinished miniatures are not typical of the underdrawings. 2004 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 26 Nov. a18 Carr discarded the portrait, painting over it with a black wash, which was recently removed in a painstaking process. 2. Medicine. A lotion composed of calomel and lime water, used esp. in the treatment of the skin lesions of syphilis. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > lotion or bath > [noun] > specific lyea700 eye-water?1593 mouth-water1598 arquebusade1739 eye lotion1797 black wash1805 mouthwash1806 bloodbath1834 starch bath1836 sulphur bath1843 whitewash1897 wax bath1916 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations treating or preventing specific ailments > [noun] > for ulcers > mineral-derived lotion black wash1805 yellow wash1849 1805 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 13 551 I advised the black wash to be applied to the chancre. 1818 A. Cooper Surg. Ess. (ed. 3) I. 166 Under the black-wash poultice. 1875 S. Ringer Handbk. Therapeutics (ed. 4) 216 Mercurial preparations, especially black-wash, are very useful applications to syphilitic sores. 1907 Amer. Jrnl. Clin. Med. 14 1250/2 When calomel is mixed with lime water a chemical reaction takes place, the calomel becoming converted into the black mercurous oxide... This constitutes the well-known black-wash or lotio nigra. 1948 Lancet 3 July 20/2 Many doctors will be surprised and perturbed to find some of their most cherished remedies thrown on the scrap heap. The confections..of sulphur, lobelia, linseed, black wash..no longer claim monographs. 3. figurative. An attempt to blacken or damage the reputation of a person, institution, etc., by emphasizing faults or mistakes. Cf. whitewash n. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > sullying or staining of reputation > [noun] staining1530 stain1563 besmearing1574 attainture1608 soilurea1616 smutting1621 sullying1629 macula1649 black wash1856 smirching1862 blear1868 smudging1873 1856 N. Brit. Rev. Nov. 87 To remove..the modern layers of ‘black-wash’, and to let the man himself, fair or foul, be seen. 1877 Chambers's Jrnl. 28 Apr. 258/2 A skilful counsel..using as much whitewash as he can for the accused, and applying plentiful blackwash to the witnesses for the prosecution. 1890 Literary World 41 388/1 By giving Cromwell another plentiful coating of black-wash. 1979 Antioch Rev. 37 21 A ‘blackwash’ of reality is no truer, no more courageous or honest, than a ‘whitewash’. 2000 Independent 12 Apr. ii. 4/7 This dangerous ‘black wash’ needs to be rejected by all those people who are truly committed to equality and justice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1684
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