- 1. n. A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. Source: opted
- 2. n. A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To cover, smear, or fill with loam. Source: opted
- 4. n. a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 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. Source: adambom
- 7. n:100 n. a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials Source: ecdict
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