LOAMS

Noun

loams

plural of loam

Verb

loams

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of loam

Anagrams

• Malos, Salmo, Smola, Somal, lomas, malos, molas, sloam, somal

Source: Wiktionary


LOAM

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.

LOAM

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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