lather
Collocations
3ADJ.
damp
LATHER + NOUN
rinse
PREP.
into, on
Definitions
noun
The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
A state of agitation.
verb
To cover with lather.
I lathered my body with lavender-scented soap.
To beat or whip.
To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.
I woke Corporal Honda to see to the horse. Heavily lathered and breathing hard, it had obviously come a long way at high speed.
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Idioms & Phrases
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5Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
WiktionaryI lathered my body with lavender-scented soap.
WiktionaryI woke Corporal Honda to see to the horse. Heavily lathered and breathing hard, it had obviously come a long way at high speed.
WiktionaryI lather my face before shaving.
Tatoeba · #34803Instructions: massage well into damp hair, lather and rinse.
Tatoeba · #2573536