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Definition lather

Etymology 1

From Middle English lather, from Old English l?aþor (“a kind of niter used for soap, soda”), from Proto-Germanic *lauþr? (“that which is used for washing, soap”), from Proto-Indo-European *lowh?-tro- (“that which is used for washing”), from *lawe-, *lewh?-, *lowh?- (“to wash, bathe”). Cognate with Swedish lödder (“lather, foam, froth, soap”), Icelandic löður (“foam, froth, a kind of niter used for soap”), Old Irish Old Irish lóathar (“wash-basin”), Ancient Greek ??????? (loutrón, “a bath, wash-room”), Latin lav? (“I wash”), Albanian laj (“I wash”), Ancient Greek ???? (loú?). More at lye.

Noun

lather (countable and uncountable, plural lathers)

1. The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
2. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
3. A state of agitation.

Etymology 2

From Middle English *lethren, from Old English l?þrian, l?þrian, *l?eþrian (“to anoint, smear, lather”), from Old English l?aþor (“a kind of niter used for soap, soda”). See above.

Verb

lather (third-person singular simple present lathers, present participle lathering, simple past and past participle lathered)

1. (transitive) To cover with lather.
2. (transitive) To beat or whip.
3. (intransitive) To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.

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