'Loam' definitions:
Definition of 'loam'
(from WordNet)
noun
A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
Definition of 'Loam'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- We wash a wall of loam; we labor in vain. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Founding) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Loam'
From: GCIDE