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[ lath-er ] / ˈlæð ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lather ON THESAURUS.COM
nounfoam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing. foam or froth formed in profuse sweating, as on a horse. Informal. a state of excitement, agitation, nervous tension, or the like: He was in a lather over my delay. verb (used without object)to form a lather: a soap that lathers well. to become covered with lather, as a horse. verb (used with object)to apply lather to; cover with lather: He lathered his face before shaving. Informal. to beat or whip. Origin of lather1before 950; Middle English; Old English lēathor soap; cognate with Old Norse lauthr (Icelandic löthur) lather, foam OTHER WORDS FROM latherlath·er·er, nounun·lath·ered, adjectiveWords nearby latherlatex, latex agglutination test, latex paint, lath, lathe, lather, lathery, lathi, lathing, lathing hammer, lathy Definition for lather (2 of 2)[ lath-er, lah-ther ] / ˈlæθ ər, ˈlɑ θər /
nouna worker who puts up laths. Origin of lather2lath + -er1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for latherOne of the first, UVeBand, tracks how well your sunscreen is performing—and pings you when its time to lather up again. Sunny Smartwatches, Bags, and iGrills: This Summer’s Must-Have Tech|Charlotte Lytton|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST As a boy, I watched my grandfather create a froth of lather in that cup, and shave himself with a straight razor. Scott Turow: How I Write|Noah Charney|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST That only makes more mysterious the lather he can work himself into whenever he talks about these issues on air today. Al Sharpton’s Past Ties to Vote Fraud Taint His Fulminating|Wayne Barrett|December 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST Working the gossips of UrbanBaby into a lather is a low bar; losing them lower still. What's Really Behind the Prep-School Mom's Twitter Meltdown|Nick Summers|April 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But is the press getting itself worked into a lather over what Barbour did and thought when he was a teenager? Haley Barbour's Mississippi Memories|Howard Kurtz|December 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST Coco-nut oil is also used in the manufacture of marine soap, which forms a lather with sea-water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6|Various Lather, lath′ėr, n. a foam or froth made with water and soap: froth from sweat. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various Change the water, and leave it in a second lather all night. Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale Put it in the autobath and take a hot bath, plenty of lather. Tangle Hold|F. L. Wallace He went on working his soap into a lather with his shaving-brush. Monsieur, Madame and Bebe, Complete|Gustave Droz
British Dictionary definitions for lather
nounfoam or froth formed by the action of soap or a detergent in water foam formed by other liquid, such as the sweat of a horse informal a state of agitation or excitement verbto coat or become coated with lather (intr) to form a lather Derived forms of latherlathery, adjectiveWord Origin for latherOld English lēathor soap; related to Old Norse lauthr foam Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with latherThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to latherfroth, tizzy, yeast, foam, head, spume, suds, soap, cream, soapsuds, bustle, turmoil, fever, flap, agitation, confusion, twitter, hoopla, hubbub, state |