noun
loam
Loam (noun) means a rich type of soil made of sand, silt and clay together with rotted plant matter.
noun
1
A rich type of soil made of sand, silt and clay together with rotted plant matter.
2
A mixture of sand and clay used for making moulds for large metal castings.
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Etymology
This word came into English through Middle English lom, lome, from Old English lām (“clay, mud, mire, earth”), from Proto-West Germanic *laim, from Proto-Germanic *laimaz, *laimô (“clay”), tracing ultimately to Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). It is a cognate of Saterland Frisian Leem (“loam”), West Frisian liem (“loam”), Dutch leem (“loam”) and German Lehm (“loam”), and is also related to lime.
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What is the meaning of loam?
"loam" (noun) means a rich type of soil made of sand, silt and clay together with rotted plant matter.
What are the different meanings of loam?
"loam" has 2 main meanings: 1. A rich type of soil made of sand, silt and clay together with rotted plant matter; 2. A mixture of sand and clay used for making moulds for large metal castings.
