| Lather | n. [ AS. leáðor niter, in leáðorwyrt soapwort; cf. Icel. lauðr; perh. akin to E. lye. ] 1. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lather | v. i. To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lather | v. t. [ Cf. Leather. ] To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog. [ Low ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Lather | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lathered p. pr. & vb. n. Lathering. ] [ AS. lēðrian to lather, anoint. See Lather, n. ] To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face. [ 1913 Webster ] |