lather
noun
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
had lathered
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past perfectof lather.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In my confusion I had lathered his chin and set to work before giving his face any particular attention.
From The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
He was a bit uppish, and had lathered himself pretty freely by the time we reached the town.
From Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
Boone," demanded the girl, drawing down to a sedate pace, after a brisk gallop that had lathered the flanks and withers of their mounts, "what is it that interests you so in this campaign?
From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck
So after the barber had lathered his face he began to whet the razor, and to whet the razor.
From Twilight Land by Howard Pyle
