n. 25B6; noun
a rich, soapy lather : FOAM, froth, suds, soapsuds, bubbles; poetic/literary spume.
the mare was covered with lather : SWEAT, perspiration.
(informal) Dad was in a right lather : PANIC, fluster, fret, fuss, fever; informal flap, sweat, tizzy, dither, twitter, state, stew; N. Amer. informal twit; poetic/literary pother.