leem — meaning in English

English meaning

• loam noun A rich type of soil made of sand, silt and clay together with rotted plant matter.
• shive noun A slice, particularly of bread.

Senses

leem is used for these senses in English:

• loam (geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
• shive A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching

loam — full definition

1. noun A rich type of soil made of sand, silt and clay together with rotted plant matter.
2. noun A mixture of sand and clay used for making molds for large metal castings.

shive — full definition

1. noun A slice, particularly of bread.
2. noun A length of wood that has been split, like a beam or plank.
3. noun A broad, flat stopper used to seal a large opening or a wide-necked bottle.

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