LOAM

loam

(noun) a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

loam (countable and uncountable, plural loams)

(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

(metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.

Verb

loam (third-person singular simple present loams, present participle loaming, simple past and past participle loamed)

To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

Adjective

loam (not comparable)

Made of loam; consisting of loam.

Anagrams

• AMLO, LMAO, Malo, lmao, loma, malo, mola

Source: Wiktionary


Loam, n. Etym: [AS. lam; akin to D. leem, G. lehm, and E. lime. See 4th Lime.]

1. A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. We wash a wall of loam; we labor in vain. Hooker.

2. (Founding)

Definition: A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern. Loam mold (Founding), a mold made with loam. See Loam, n., 2.

– Loam molding, the process or business of making loam molds. Loam plate, an iron plate upon which a section of a loam mold rests, or from which it is suspended.

– Loam work, loam molding or loam molds.

Loam, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Loaming.]

Definition: To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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