Loess

[lәuis]

(noun.) a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind.

Inputed by Joe--From WordNet

(n.) A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.

Inputed by Jill

n. a loamy deposit of Pleistocene age in the valleys of the Rhine Danube and Rhone.&mdash.

Typed by Lisa