loam
A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which…A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
» The substrate is a type of sandy loam.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
Lehm
сугли́нокsuglínok
a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
(countable, uncountable)A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
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Examples
3 sentencesThe substrate is a type of sandy loam.
We need to find some good loam if we want to grow enough food to live on.
The soil should be full of loam, a mixture of sand, silt, clay and organic material.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lom, lome, from Old English lām (“clay, mud, mire, earth”), from ProtoFrom Middle English lom, lome, 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.
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Forms
plural: loamsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable