loam

loam
loam [lōm]
n.
[ME lome < OE lam: see LIME1]
1. a rich soil composed of clay, sand, and some organic matter
2. a mixture of moistened clay, sand, and some organic matter, as straw, used in plastering, making foundry molds, etc.
3. popularly any rich, dark soil
vt.
to fill or cover with loam
loamy
adj.
loamier, loamiest

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  • loam — (n.) O.E. lam clay, mud, mire, earth, from P.Gmc. *laimaz (Cf. O.S. lemo, Du. leem, Ger. Lehm loam ), from PIE root * (s)lei slimy (see SLIME (Cf. slime) (n.)). As a type of highly fertile clayey soil, it is attested from 1660s. As a verb from… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Loam — (engl., spr. lōm, »Lehm«), s. Erden, S. 2 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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