Definition of Loam
Pronunciation:
lōm
n.
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
.
v. i.
1.
To
cover
,
smear
,
or
fill
with
loam
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Loamed
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Loaming
.]
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,
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,
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,
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