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“lather”
1. A substance that is usually white and made by rapidly stirring soap and water resulting in small bubbles or foam: When Sherrie washes her hair, she uses warm water and applies shampoo and then she massages it into a rich lather.
2. Etymology: from Greek, louein, "to bathe" then from Latin lavere, "to wash".
2. Etymology: from Greek, louein, "to bathe" then from Latin lavere, "to wash".
"In old English, this term was recorded as meaning, "washing soda", and the modern meaning of "soap bubbles" came into existence in about the late 16th century."
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lather (verb), lathers; lathered; lathering
A white mass of bubbles that is produced with a mixture of soap and water: Earl lathered his face with shaving cream which softened his three-day beard so he could shave it off easier.
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lather, leather
lather (LATH uhr, sounded as with then or father) (noun)
1. Soapy foam that is created when soap is agitated in water: Nathan used a shaving brush to create a soft lather before shaving his face.
2. A condition of agitation or distress; a nervous excitement: Trisha was all in a lather about the way the furniture was delivered.
2. A condition of agitation or distress; a nervous excitement: Trisha was all in a lather about the way the furniture was delivered.
leather (LETH uhr, sounded as with then or father) (noun)
Animal skin that has been cured for making objects; for example, shoes: Bruce worked in a tannery, preparing the leather to be used in the manufacture of sofas.
The old fashioned barber worked up the lather on the face of his customer and sharpened the straight edged razor on the leather strap.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group L; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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