Thesaurus: loam

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1. n. A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
2. n. A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern.
3. v. i. To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
4. n. a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
5. 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. To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
6. A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in makingmolds 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. Loamplate, an iron plate upon which a section of a loam mold rests, orfrom which it is suspended.-- Loam work, loam molding or loam molds.
7. n:100 n. a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials