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lather

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: l?.th'?, lä.th'?, IPA(key): /?læ.ð?(?)/, /?l??ð?(?)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?læð?/
  • Rhymes: -æð?(r), -??ð?(r)

Etymology 1

From Middle English lather, from Old English l?aþor (a kind of niter used for soap, soda), from Proto-Germanic *lauþr? (that which is used for washing, soap), from Proto-Indo-European *lówh?trom (that which is used for washing), from *lewh?-, *lowh?- (to wash, bathe). Cognate with Swedish lödder (lather, foam, froth, soap), Icelandic löður (foam, froth, a kind of niter used for soap), Old Irish lóathar (wash-basin), Ancient Greek ??????? (loutrón, a bath, wash-room), Latin lav? (I wash), Albanian laj (I wash), Ancient Greek ???? (loú?). More at lye.

Noun

lather (countable and uncountable, plural lathers)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
  3. (countable) A state of agitation.
Derived terms
  • in a lather
  • lathery
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English *lethren, from Old English l?þrian, l?þrian, *l?eþrian (to anoint, smear, lather), from Old English l?aþor (a kind of niter used for soap, soda). See above.

Verb

lather (third-person singular simple present lathers, present participle lathering, simple past and past participle lathered)

  1. (transitive) To cover with lather.
  2. (transitive) To beat or whip.
  3. (intransitive) To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.
Derived terms
  • lather up
Translations

Anagrams

  • Hartel, Hartle, Thrale, halter, rathel, thaler

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whitecap

English

Etymology

white +? cap

Noun

whitecap (plural whitecaps)

  1. Any of several birds having a white patch on the head
  2. A wave having a white crest; a breaker
  3. (US, historical) A member of a self-appointed vigilante committee that carried out lynchings. Some early ones wore white hoods or masks.
    Synonym: whitecapper

Derived terms

  • whitecapping

References

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