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Whitewashed

/wˈaɪˌtwɑʃt/
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(verb) simple past and past participle of whitewash

The family lived in a beautiful and whitewashed cottage in the hills.
To whitewash means to cover a surface with a thin and white paint.
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The small village was filled with beautiful ____ houses that looked very bright and cheerful in the sunlight today.

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