lather
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“Soap doesn’t lather as well with hard water,” said Campbell.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024
The apes picked leaves, chewed them into a green-white lather, and rubbed the substance onto their arms and legs.
From Science Magazine • May 1, 2024
In tests comparing the products' foaming and cleansing abilities, the researchers found that the spun shampoo's lather lasted longer and cleaned human hair more thoroughly.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
She will lather with this pebbled lump until nothing remains.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2023
Milo’s office was a barbershop, and his deputy mayor was a pudgy barber from whose obsequious lips cordial greetings foamed as effusively as the lather he began whipping up in Milo’s shaving cup.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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