Both Uses of
whitewash
in
The Great Gatsby
- I followed him over a low whitewashed railroad fence, and we walked back a hundred yards along the road under Doctor Eckleburg's persistent stare.†
p. 24..8 *
- This reminded me that I had forgotten to tell my Finn to come back, so I drove into West Egg Village to search for her among soggy, whitewashed alleys and to buy some cups and lemons and flowers.†
p. 84..0
Definition:
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(whitewash as in: investigative whitewash) cover up (a wrong or error)