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Entry 5 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Lather

/(lăt͟h"ẽr)/ · Lath·er · IPA /ˈlæð.ɚ/
01 n. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.
  1. 1.
    Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.
  2. 2.
    Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
02 v. t. To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.
imp. & p. p. Lathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lathering
  1. 1.
    To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.
03 v. i. To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.
  1. 1.
    To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.
04 v. t. To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog.
  1. 1.
    To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog.[Low]