frother English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), alteration of frovre, .
Verb
( en verb)
(dialectal) To comfort.
(dialectal) To feed.
Related terms
* (l)
Etymology 2
Noun
( en noun)
A machine that generates froth
* {{quote-news, 2009, January 14, Harold Mcgee, For a Tastier Wine, the Next Trick Involves ..., New York Times, url=
, passage=There is a battery-powered frother , and a small glass channel that adds turbulence and air bubbles as the wine flows through it from the bottle into the glass.}}
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frothed English
Verb
(head)
(froth)
froth English
Noun
foam
- Froth is a very important feature of many types of coffee.
{{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2
, He replaced her again breadthwise on the couch, unable to sit up, with her thighs open, between which I could observe a kind of white liquid, like froth , hanging about the outward lips of that recently opened wound, which now glowed with a deeper red.}}
(figuratively) unimportant events or actions; drivel
* L'Estrange
- It was a long speech, but all froth .
- Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth ?
Derived terms
* froth fly
* froth insect
* froth spit
* froth worm
Verb
( en verb)
To create froth in.
- I like to froth my coffee for ten seconds exactly.
To bubble.
- The chemical frothed up when I added the acid.
To spit, vent, or eject, as froth.
* Dryden
- He froths treason at his mouth.
* Tennyson
- Is your spleen frothed out, or have ye more?
To cover with froth.
- A horse froths his chain.
Derived terms
* frothy
* froth at the mouth
Anagrams
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