lather

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

lathers

1.
(countable, uncountable)The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.
Đồng nghĩa: suds, soap suds
2.
(countable, uncountable)Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
3.
(countable)A state of agitation.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

lathers

V_ing/Gerund

lathering

V_ed/pp

lathered

1.
(transitive)To cover with lather.
I lathered my body with lavender-scented soap.
2.
(transitive)To beat or whip.
3.
(intransitive)To form lather or froth, as a horse does when profusely sweating.
Đồng nghĩa: spume, suds, foam, froth

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

sudssoap sudsspume foam froth

Cùng gốc / liên quan

in a latherlatherinlatherlesslatherwortlathery

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English lather, from Old English lēaþor (a kind of nitre used for soap, soda), from *lauþr, from Proto-Germanic *lauþrą (that which is used for washing, soap), from Proto-Indo-European *lówh₃trom (that which is used for washing), from *lewh₃-, *lowh₃- (to wash, bathe). Cognate with lödder, löður, loathar, λουτρόν, lavō, laj, λούω. More at lye.