| 释义 |
loam
I. \ˈlōm, ˈlüm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English lom, lam, from Old English lām; akin to Old Saxon lēmo clay, mud, Old High German leimo clay, mud, Old English līm lime — more at lime
1.
a. obsolete : clayey earth : clay
b. : a mixture composed chiefly of moistened clay (as for plastering, making bricks)
c. : a coarse strongly bonded molding sand used in founding
2. : soil, topsoil; specifically : a usually fertile and humus-rich soil consisting of a friable mixture containing from 7 to 27 percent clay, 28 to 50 percent silt, and less than 52 percent sand
3. : broccoli brown
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to cover, smear, or fill with loam |