loam

[ lohm ]

/ loʊm /

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noun

a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.

a mixture of clay, sand, straw, etc., used in making molds for founding and in plastering walls, stopping holes, etc.

earth or soil.

Obsolete. clay or clayey earth.

verb (used with object)

to cover or stop with loam.

Origin of loam

before 900; late Middle English lome, earlier lam(e), Old English lām; cognate with Dutch leem,German Lehm loam, clay; akin to lime¹

OTHER WORDS FROM loam

loam·i·ness, nounloamless, adjectiveloamy, adjective

Words nearby loam

loafer, loaf pan, loaf sugar, loaiasis, Loa loa, loam, loan, loanable, loanback, loanblend, loan collection

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Example sentences from the Web for loam

It should contain small edge millstones for grinding and mixing the loam, and another mill for grinding coal and charcoal.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Then when the torrents poured forth from the glaciers the loam was formed without the pebbles.
A Manual of the Antiquity of Man|J. P. MacLean
Both of these were built of loam and stones outside, at one end of the cabin.
A Tale of the Kloster|Brother Jabez
Plant the bulbs in autumn in equal parts of loam, peat, and sand.
Gardening for the Million|Alfred Pink

Beyond the reach of the Nile's overflow the sand and loam was bare of vegetation.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898|Bennet Burleigh

British Dictionary definitions for loam

loam

/ (ləʊm) /

noun

rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand, clay, and decaying organic material

a paste of clay and sand used for making moulds in a foundry, plastering walls, etc

verb

(tr) to cover, treat, or fill with loam

Derived forms of loam

loamy, adjectiveloaminess, noun

Word Origin for loam

Old English lām; related to Old Swedish lēmo clay, Old High German leimo

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for loam

loam

[ lōm ]

Soil composed of approximately equal quantities of sand, silt, and clay, often with variable amounts of decayed plant matter.

单词	loam
释义	loam [ lohm ] / loʊm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR loam ON THESAURUS.COM noun a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay. a mixture of clay, sand, straw, etc., used in making molds for founding and in plastering walls, stopping holes, etc. earth or soil. Obsolete. clay or clayey earth. verb (used with object) to cover or stop with loam. Origin of loam before 900; late Middle English lome, earlier lam(e), Old English lām; cognate with Dutch leem,German Lehm loam, clay; akin to lime¹ OTHER WORDS FROM loam loam·i·ness, nounloamless, adjectiveloamy, adjective Words nearby loam loafer, loaf pan, loaf sugar, loaiasis, Loa loa, loam, loan, loanable, loanback, loanblend, loan collection Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for loam It should contain small edge millstones for grinding and mixing the loam, and another mill for grinding coal and charcoal. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure Then when the torrents poured forth from the glaciers the loam was formed without the pebbles. A Manual of the Antiquity of Man\|J. P. MacLean Both of these were built of loam and stones outside, at one end of the cabin. A Tale of the Kloster\|Brother Jabez Plant the bulbs in autumn in equal parts of loam, peat, and sand. Gardening for the Million\|Alfred Pink Beyond the reach of the Nile's overflow the sand and loam was bare of vegetation. Khartoum Campaign, 1898\|Bennet Burleigh British Dictionary definitions for loam loam / (ləʊm) / noun rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand, clay, and decaying organic material a paste of clay and sand used for making moulds in a foundry, plastering walls, etc verb (tr) to cover, treat, or fill with loam Derived forms of loam loamy, adjectiveloaminess, noun Word Origin for loam Old English lām; related to Old Swedish lēmo clay, Old High German leimo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to loam estate, soil, terrain, home, earth, continent, ground, plot, district, area, field, homeland, territory, beach, province, parcel, countryside, acreage, tract, nation Scientific definitions for loam loam [ lōm ] Soil composed of approximately equal quantities of sand, silt, and clay, often with variable amounts of decayed plant matter. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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loam

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of loam

OTHER WORDS FROM loam

Words nearby loam

Example sentences from the Web for loam

British Dictionary definitions for loam

noun

verb

Derived forms of loam

Word Origin for loam

Words related to loam

Scientific definitions for loam