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lathery

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lath⋅er⋅y

[lath-uh-ree]
–adjective
consisting of, covered with, or capable of producing lather.

Origin:
1795–1805; lather 1 + -y 1
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lath·er   (lāth'ər)   
n.  
  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.

v.   lath·ered, lath·er·ing, lath·ers

v.   tr.
  1. To spread with or as if with lather.

  2. Informal To give a beating to; whip.

v.   intr.
  1. To produce lather; foam.

  2. To become coated with lather.


[Probably from Middle English latheren, to wash or soak clothes, from Old English lēthran, to cover with lather; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots.]
lath'er·er n., lath'er·y adj.
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