Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)

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Lather (Page: 833)

Lath"er (?), n. [AS. leá&edh;or niter, in leá&edh;orwyrt soapwort; cf. Icel. laur; perh. akin to E. lye.]

1. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.

2. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.

Lather (Page: 833)

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.

Lather (Page: 833)

Lath"er, v. i. To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.

Lather (Page: 833)

Lath"er, v. t. [Cf. Leather.] To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog. [Low]