whitewashing

[Eng. whitewash; -ing.] 1. Lit: The act or busine of whitewashing ceilings, walls, . 2. Fig . The act of restoring or clearing the reputation of a person or giving a true account of an event which it is claimed has been misrepresented. "I have not aimed altogether at a whitewashing of Bramwell Bronte." - Academy , Nov. 21, 1885, p. 342. white'-wõrt, s. [Eng. white , and wort .] Bot.: (1) Matric aria parthenium [FEVERFEW] and M. chamomilla; (2) Polygonatum multiflorum and P. of ficin ale .