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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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