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lathery

adj

Etymology

From lather + -y.

  1. inherited from *lówh₃trom✻ — “that which is used for washing”
  2. inherited from *lauþrą✻ — “that which is used for washing, soap”
  3. inherited from *lauþr✻
  4. inherited from lēaþor — “a kind of nitre used for soap, soda”
  5. inherited from lather
  6. suffixed as lathery — “lather + y”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or covered in lather.

    • This new shaving cream isn't as lathery as the old stuff: there just aren't as many bubbles to be had.
    • “Oh, no!” said Bobbie, greatly shocked; “you don’t rub muslin. You put the boiled soap in the hot water and make it all frothy-lathery—and then you shake the muslin and squeeze it, ever so gently, and all the dirt comes out. […]”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA