{i} soapy foam; frothy foam formed by excessive sweating; nervous state, agitated condition (Slang)
the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) a workman who puts up laths form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered" cover with soap; "lather your body when you shower
When a substance such as soap or washing powder lathers, it produces a white mass of bubbles because it has been mixed with water. The shampoo lathers and foams so much it's very hard to rinse it all out
the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) a workman who puts up laths form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered"
A lather is a white mass of bubbles which is produced by mixing a substance such as soap or washing powder with water. the sort of water that easily makes a lather with soap He wiped off the remains of the lather with a towel
If you lather something, you rub a substance such as soap or washing powder on it until a lather is produced, in order to clean it. Lather your hair as normal For super-soft skin, lather on a light body lotion before you bathe
[ 'la-[th]&r ] (noun.) before 12th century. Old English lauþr (“foam”), from Proto-Germanic *lauþran (compare Old Norse lauðr), from Proto-Indo-European *loutrom (compare Latin lavo), from Proto-Indo-European *lou- (“to wash”).