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loam
English
Etymology
From Middle English lome, lame, lam, from Old English l?m (“clay, mud, mire, earth”), from Proto-Germanic *laimaz, *laimô (“clay”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“mud, slime; to slip, slide”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leem (“loam”), West Frisian liem (“loam”), Dutch leem (“loam”), German Lehm (“loam”). Related also to lime.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /l??m/
- Rhymes: -??m
- (US) IPA(key): /lo?m/
Noun
loam (countable and uncountable, plural loams)
- (geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
- 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act V scene 1
- 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?
- 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act V scene 1
- (metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
Derived terms
- loamy
Translations
Verb
loam (third-person singular simple present loams, present participle loaming, simple past and past participle loamed)
- To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
Translations
Derived terms
- loamer
Adjective
loam (not comparable)
- Made of loam; consisting of loam.
Further reading
- loam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- AMLO, LMAO, Malo, lmao, loma, malo, mola
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loess
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Löss (“yellowish-gray soil”), from Alemannic German lösch (“loose”). Cognate with German los and English lease.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /l??s/, /?l???s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?lo?.?s/, /l?s/, /l?s/
Noun
loess (countable and uncountable, plural loesses)
- (geology) Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin
Derived terms
- loessic
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “loess”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- loses, selos, sloes, soles
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- loesse
Noun
loess m (uncountable)
- (geology) loess (accumulation of wind-blown sediment)
Romanian
Etymology
From French lœss.
Noun
loess n (plural loessuri)
- loess
Declension
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