Loam

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Loam \Loam\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Loaming}.]
     To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Loam \Loam\ (l[=o]m), n. [AS. l[=a]m; akin to D. leem, G. lehm,
     and E. lime. See 4th {Lime}.]
     1. A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with
        organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
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              We wash a wall of loam; we labor in vain. --Hooker.
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     2. (Founding) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials,
        used in making molds for large castings, often without a
        pattern.
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     {Loam mold} (Founding), a mold made with loam. See {Loam},
        n., 2.
  
     {Loam molding}, the process or business of making loam molds.
  
     {Loam plate}, an iron plate upon which a section of a loam
        mold rests, or from which it is suspended.
  
     {Loam work}, loam molding or loam molds.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  loam
       n : a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and
           decaying organic materials