English-Thai Dictionary

lather

N ฟองสบู่  ฟอง  bubbles foam suds fong-sa-bu

 

lather

N ภาวะ ตื่นเต้น (คำ สแลง  pa-wa-tuen-ten

 

lather up

PHRV ทำให้เกิด ฟอง (สบู่  tam-hai-koed-fong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LATHER

v.i. To form a foam with water and soap; to become froth, or frothy matter.

 

LATHER

v.t.To spread over with the foam of soap.

 

LATHER

n. 1. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.
2. Foam or froth from profuse sweat, as of a horse.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LATHER

Lath "er, n. Etym: [AS. leáedhor niter, in leáedhorwyrt soapwort; cf. Icel. lau; perh. akin to E. lye. ]

 

1. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.

 

2. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.

 

LATHER

Lath "er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lathering.]Etym: [AS. leedhrian to lather, anoint. See Lather, n. ]

 

Defn: To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.

 

LATHER

LATHER Lath "er, v. i.

 

Defn: To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.

 

LATHER

Lath "er, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Leather. ]

 

Defn: To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog. [Low ]

 

LATHEREEVE; LATHREEVE

LATHEREEVE; LATHREEVE Lathe "reeve `, Lath "reeve `, n.

 

Defn: Formerly, the head officer of a lathe. See 1st Lathe.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lather

lath er |ˈlaT͟Hər ˈlæðər | ▶noun a frothy white mass of bubbles produced by soap or a similar cleansing substance when mixed with water. • heavy sweat visible on a horse's coat as a white foam. • (a lather ) informal a state of agitation or nervous excitement: Larry was worked into a lather and shouted at the mayor. ▶verb 1 • (with reference to soap or a similar cleansing substance ) form or cause to form a frothy white mass of bubbles. [ no obj. ] soap will not lather in hard water. • [ with obj. ] rub soap onto (a part of the body ) until a lather is produced: she was lathering herself languidly beneath the shower. • cause (a horse ) to become covered with sweat: his horse was lathered up by the end of the day. • (lather something with ) cover something liberally with (a substance ): she lathered a slice of toast with butter. 2 [ with obj. ] informal thrash (someone ). DERIVATIVES lath er y adjective ORIGIN Old English læthor (denoting washing soda or its froth ), lēthran (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse lauthr (noun ), from an Indo-European root shared by Greek loutron ‘bath. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

lather

lather |ˈlɑːðə, ˈlaðə | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a frothy white mass of bubbles produced by soap, washing powder, etc. when mixed with water. • heavy sweat visible on a horse's coat as a white foam. 2 (a lather ) informal a state of agitation or nervous excitement: Dad had got into a right lather by the time I got home. ▶verb 1 form or cause to form a lather: [ no obj. ] : soap will not lather in hard water. • [ with obj. ] rub soap on to (the body ) until a lather is produced: she was lathering herself languidly beneath the shower. • (be /become lathered ) (of a horse ) be or become covered with sweat: his horse was lathered up by the end of the day. 2 [ with obj. ] spread (a substance ) thickly or liberally: we lathered the cream on our scones. • cover (something ) with liberal amounts of a substance: she lathered a slice of toast with butter. 3 [ with obj. ] informal thrash (someone ). DERIVATIVES lathery adjective ORIGIN Old English læthor (denoting washing soda or its froth ), lēthran (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse lauthr (noun ), from an Indo-European root shared by Greek loutron ‘bath ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lather

lather noun rich, soapy lather: foam, froth, suds, soapsuds; bubbles; literary spume. PHRASES in a lather Hannah is in a lather over the chemistry exam: agitated, flustered, distressed, worked up, strung out, keyed up, in a state, in a tizzy, in a dither, in a twitter, upset.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lather

lather noun 1 a rich lather of rose-scented suds: foam, froth, suds, soapsuds, bubbles; cream, head; literary spume. 2 the mare was covered with lather: sweat, perspiration, moisture; technical diaphoresis, hidrosis. 3 informal Dad was in a right lather: panic, nervous state, state of agitation, state of anxiety, fluster, flutter, fret, fuss, frenzy, fever, pother; informal flap, sweat, tizzy, dither, twitter, state, stew; N. Amer. informal twit.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lather

lath er /lǽðə r |lɑ́ːð -, lǽð -/名詞 U 〖時にa ～〗1 (石けん 洗剤の )泡 .2 (馬の泡のような )汗 .3 ｟くだけて ｠興奮状態 .g è t [w ò rk one s è lf ú p ] into [in ] a l á ther over A ｟くだけて ｠Aのことでひどく興奮する .in a l á ther 1 ｟英 くだけて ｠(時間不足などが原因で )興奮して, 焦って, ろうばいして .2 泡汗をかいて .動詞 他動詞 1 〈顔など 〉に石けんの泡を塗る (up ).2 ｟くだけて ｠(むちなどで )〈人 〉をなぐる, 打つ .自動詞 〈石けんなどが 〉泡立つ ; 〈馬が 〉泡汗をかく (up ).～y 形容詞 /-(ə )ri /