1873 13 June 3/5 It stated that Attercliffe and Newhall schools were completed, with the exception of the colour washing, which would be done during the midsummer holidays.
1905 W. H. Hunt I. 114 The white-washing and colour-washing still not being completed.
2005 Oct. 139/1 A decorative artisan who specializes in gilding, Venetian plaster, murals, trompe l'oeil and color washing.