blackamoor

n.

UK //blˈækɐmˌɔː// black·amoor

Archaic Vulgar

Synonyms

Origin

From earlier blackmoor + -a-. By surface analysis, black + -a- + Moor.

Idioms1 entry

01
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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