loamyadj.

Brit.

/ˈləʊmi/, U.S.

/ˈloʊmi/

Etymology: < loam n. + -y suffix¹.

†1. Formed of earth (see loam n. 1). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [adjective] > composed of

earthen?c1225

loamyc1230

terrestrial1844

terraceous1863

c1230 Hali Meid. 47 Alle þeo þat leauen luue of lami mon; for to beon his leofmon.

a. Of or pertaining to loam; consisting of, or resembling, loam.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [adjective] > organic > loam

loamy1599

omy1673

malmy1677

1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered vii. 24 With this Rabbinicall rubbish..haue you laboured a lomie and sandie building.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 495 He [sc. Agricola] ascribeth to the beech-martin, a loamie or red throat. [A mistranslation of quod guttur eius lutei sit coloris, G. Agricola De Re Metall. XII. (1556) 490.]

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §665 Mellow Earth is the best..Especially if it be not Loamy and Binding.

1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 125 We found the Earth..of a yellowish loamy Colour.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 437 The farmer's hedge Plash'd neatly, and secured with driven stakes Deep in the loamy bank.

1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xx. 432 Its dark loamy aspect renders it readily separable from the ‘subsoil’ of sand.

†b. Built with loam or plaster. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > [adjective] > made of loam

loamc1540

loamy1658

1658 J. Hewitt Repentance & Conversion 195 The Peasant that from his loamy cottage is carried prisoner to a stately Castle..changes his golden liberty for iron shackles.

Derivatives

ˈloamily adv. in the manner of loamy soil.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. vii. 72 The bank is steep..overhanging loamily.

ˈloaminess n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [noun] > loamy quality

loaminess1727

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Loaminess, fulness of Loam, or loamy Nature.

1841 J. Grey in Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 2 ii. 171 The greater friability and loaminess of the soil.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	loamy
释义	loamyadj. Brit. /ˈləʊmi/, U.S. /ˈloʊmi/ Etymology: < loam n. + -y suffix¹. †1. Formed of earth (see loam n. 1). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > [adjective] > composed of earthen?c1225 loamyc1230 terrestrial1844 terraceous1863 c1230 Hali Meid. 47 Alle þeo þat leauen luue of lami mon; for to beon his leofmon. 2. a. Of or pertaining to loam; consisting of, or resembling, loam. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [adjective] > organic > loam loamy1599 omy1673 malmy1677 1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered vii. 24 With this Rabbinicall rubbish..haue you laboured a lomie and sandie building. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 495 He [sc. Agricola] ascribeth to the beech-martin, a loamie or red throat. [A mistranslation of quod guttur eius lutei sit coloris, G. Agricola De Re Metall. XII. (1556) 490.] 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §665 Mellow Earth is the best..Especially if it be not Loamy and Binding. 1720 D. Defoe Life Capt. Singleton 125 We found the Earth..of a yellowish loamy Colour. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 437 The farmer's hedge Plash'd neatly, and secured with driven stakes Deep in the loamy bank. 1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xx. 432 Its dark loamy aspect renders it readily separable from the ‘subsoil’ of sand. †b. Built with loam or plaster. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > [adjective] > made of loam loamc1540 loamy1658 1658 J. Hewitt Repentance & Conversion 195 The Peasant that from his loamy cottage is carried prisoner to a stately Castle..changes his golden liberty for iron shackles. Derivatives ˈloamily adv. in the manner of loamy soil.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. vii. 72 The bank is steep..overhanging loamily. ˈloaminess n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [noun] > loamy quality loaminess1727 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Loaminess, fulness of Loam, or loamy Nature. 1841 J. Grey in Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 2 ii. 171 The greater friability and loaminess of the soil. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1230
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