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lather
noun
1 lather
The froth produced by soaps or detergents.
synonyms: soapsuds, suds.
Roget 332:
smoothness
etc.
255;
unctuousness
etc.
355.
lubrication,
lubrification†;
anointment;
oiling
etc.
v..
synovia [Anat.];
glycerine,
oil,
lubricating oil,
grease
etc.
356;
saliva;
lather.
teflon.
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Roget 353:
bubble,
foam,
froth,
head,
spume,
lather,
suds,
spray,
surf,
yeast,
barm†,
spindrift.
cloud,
vapor,
fog,
mist,
haze,
steam,
geyser;
scud,
messenger,
rack,
nimbus;
cumulus,
woolpack†,
cirrus,
stratus;
cirrostratus,
cumulostratus;
cirrocumulus;
mackerel sky,
mare's tale,
dirty sky;
curl cloud;
frost smoke;
thunderhead.
[Science of clouds]
nephelognosy†;
nephograph†,
nephology†.
effervescence,
fermentation;
bubbling
etc.
v..
nebula;
cloudliness
etc.
(opacity)
426†;
nebulosity
etc.
(dimness)
422.
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Dutch: sop, sopje, zeepsop
Polish: mydliny
2 lather
3 lather
A workman who puts up laths.
4 lather
The foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse).
Dutch: zeepsop, sop
verb
1 lather
2 lather
3 lather
4 lather
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