Lather /(lăth"ẽr)/

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

imp. & p. p. Lathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lathering

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

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

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