Loam
[ləʊm] or [lom]
Definition
(noun.) a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials.
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Definition
(n.) A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
(n.) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern.
(v. i.) To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Mould.
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Definition
n. a muddy soil of clay sand and animal and vegetable matter.—v.t. to cover with loam.—adj. Loam′y.
Editor: Stanton
Examples
- One eye was buried in the soft loam; the other, rolling sidewise, was fixed in awe upon the strange gyrations of Professor Porter. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Almost the whole earth, whether it be rich loam, barren clay, or granite boulder, contains oxygen in some form or other; that is, in combination with other substances. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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