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Lather   /lˈæðər/   Listen
Lather

noun
1.
The froth produced by soaps or detergents.  Synonyms: soapsuds, suds.
2.
Agitation resulting from active worry.  Synonyms: fret, stew, sweat, swither.  "He's in a sweat about exams"
3.
A workman who puts up laths.
4.
The foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse).
verb
(past & past part. lathered; pres. part. lathering)
1.
Beat severely with a whip or rod.  Synonyms: flog, lash, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip.  "The children were severely trounced"
2.
Form a lather.
3.
Exude sweat or lather.
4.
Rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning.  Synonym: soap.



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"Lather" Quotes from Famous Books



... thought of insisting upon a pack-saddle being included in a load of wood? No, no, it is the wood-cutter's turn now. To the ass immediately, or you know the consequences." The barber was then obliged to prepare a great quantity of soap, to lather the beast from head to foot, and to shave him in the presence of the caliph and of the whole court, whilst he was jeered and mocked by the taunts and laughing of all the bystanders. The poor wood-cutter was then dismissed with an appropriate present of money, and all ...
— The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan • James Morier
... came the Goths. My face was in a lather, the time of the first invasion, and I suspended my razor in mid-air to gaze out on my beloved field. At the far end I saw a little girl and a little boy, their arms filled with yellow spoil. Ah, thought I, an unwonted benevolence burgeoning, what a ...
— Revolution and Other Essays • Jack London
... any soap, but take the pup And also water take, And mix the three discreetly up Till they a lather make. ...
— John Smith, U.S.A. • Eugene Field
... Terry gradually drew ahead. He must overtake Malabanan before nightfall.... Ledesma had not put his confidence into words, but he had looked it—had trusted him ... the pony's head and neck dripped, a welt of lather fringed the saddle blanket over the withers and down both shoulders. The Sergeant, seeing his men fall behind, galloped up into the lead and cursed them on with graphic phrases culled from the English, Spanish and Malay tongues. ...
— Terry - A Tale of the Hill People • Charles Goff Thomson
... there's nothing I'd like better than to be by myself occasionally! To have a room of my own! I suppose you expect me to sit here and dream delicately and satisfy my 'temperamentality' while you wander in from the bathroom with lather all over your face, and ...
— Main Street • Sinclair Lewis


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