Lather : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Lather	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Lather
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lather n the froth produced by soaps or detergents [syn: soapsuds, suds, lather] agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" Synonym(s): fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither a workman who puts up laths the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) v beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" Synonym(s): flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered" exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily" rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning Synonym(s): soap, lather
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lather \Lath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lathering}.] [AS. l[emac][edh]rian to lather, anoint. See {Lather}, n. ] To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lather \Lath"er\, v. i. To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lather \Lath"er\, v. t. [Cf. {Leather}.] To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog. [Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lather \Lath"er\, n. [AS. le[a0][edh]or niter, in le[a0][edh]orwyrt soapwort; cf. Icel. lau[?]r; perh. akin to E. lye.] 1. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water. 2. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.