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lath·er (lăTH́ər)

[Probably from Middle English latheren, to wash or soak clothes, from Old English lēthran, to cover with lather.]

noun 

  1. A foam formed by soap or detergent agitated in water, as in washing or shaving.
  2. Froth formed by profuse sweating, as on a horse.
  3. Informal A condition of anxious or heated discomposure; agitation: The students were in a lather over the proposed restrictions.

verb: -ered, -er·ing, -ers. 

transitive verb 

  1. To spread with or as if with lather.
  2. Informal To give a beating to; whip.

intransitive verb 

  1. To produce lather; foam.
  2. To become coated with lather.

derivatives

lath́er·er
noun
lath́er·y
adjective