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MALM
Etymology
Noun
malm (countable and uncountable, plural malms)
A soft, crumbly, chalky, grayish limestone.
An artificial mixture or chalk, clay, and sand, from which bricks are made. The resulting bricks have a light brown or yellowish color.
Proper noun
Malm (plural Malms)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Malm is the 13815th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2188 individuals. Malm is most common among White (92.96%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Malm, Malm"brick`, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. mealm sand.]
Definition: A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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