loam : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: loam	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for loam
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loam n a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loam \Loam\, n. [AS. l[be]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. We wash a wall of loam; we labor in vain. --Hooker. 2. (Founding) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern. {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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Loam \Loam\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loaming}.] To cover, smear, or fill with loam.