loam
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loam
- /ləʊm/ UK
- /luːm/ UK, dialectal
- /loʊm/ US
- /lum/ US, New England, dialectal
- /lʊm/ US
Sounds like loom (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -əʊm, -uːm
Where it comes from
From Middle English lom, lome, from Old English lām (“clay, mud, mire, earth”), from Proto-West Germanic *laim, from Proto-Germanic *laimaz, *laimô (“clay”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leem (“loam”), West Frisian liem (“loam”), Dutch leem (“loam”), German Lehm (“loam”). Related also to lime.
noun loams
- A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth to dust, the dust is earth, of earth we make loam, and of why that loam whereto he was converted might they not stop a beer-barrel?
- A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
verb loams · loaming · loamed
- To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
adjective
- Made of loam; consisting of loam.
Translations
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noun type of soil
| Español | suelo franco |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ローム rōm |
| 中文 | 壤土 rǎngtǔ, 沃土 wòtǔ, 亞砂土 /亚砂土 yàshātǔ, 壚坶 /垆坶 lúmǔ |
| Português | solo franco |
| Français | terre grasse, sol franc |
| Deutsch | Lehm |
| Italiano | terra grassa |
| Русский | сугли́нок suglínok |
noun mixture for making moulds
| Deutsch | Formsand |
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verb to cover or fill with loam
| Deutsch | einlehmen |
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