loam
31loam — noun Etymology: Middle English lom, from Old English lām clay, mud; akin to Old English līm lime Date: 12th century 1. a. a mixture (as for plastering) composed chiefly of moistened clay b. a coarse molding sand used in founding 2. soil;… …
32loam — noun /ləʊm,loʊm/ A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander …
33loam — a soil having roughly equal proportions of clay, sand and silt …
34loam — Calcareous clay [16] …
35LOAM — ICAO Airportcode f. Wien Meidling Heliport (Austria) …
36loam — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. topsoil, dirt, wood s earth; see earth 2 …
37loam — see LIME …
38LOAM — ICAO Airportcode f. Wien Meidling Heliport ( Austria) …
39loam — ləʊm n. fertile soil containing clay and sand as well as decomposed vegetable matter; combination of clay and straw which is used in casting making molds and bricks …
40loam — noun 1》 a fertile soil of clay and sand containing humus. 2》 a paste of clay and water with sand and chopped straw, used in making bricks and plastering walls. Derivatives loaminess noun loamy adjective Origin OE lām clay , of W. Gmc origin:… …
