loam

Значение (Английский)

Noun

1. A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
2. A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.

Verb

To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

Adj

Made of loam; consisting of loam.

Синонимы

clay

mud

soil

earth

clayey soil

dirt

mire

mold

moldy

musty

puddle

sandy soil

sect

silt

slime

slush

topsoil

religion

regur soil

loam soil

bog

sandy clay

bole

chalk

ground

humus

loamy soil

marl

Произносится как (IPA)

/ləʊm/

Этимология (Английский)

From Middle English lome, lame, lam, from Old English lām (“clay, mud, mire, earth”), from Proto-West Germanic *laim, from Proto-Germanic *laimaz, *laimô (“clay”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leem (“loam”), West Frisian liem (“loam”), Dutch leem (“loam”), German Lehm (“loam”). Related also to lime.