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Definitions for: Loam
[n] a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
Webster (1913) Definition: Loam, n. [AS. l[=a]m; akin to D. leem, G. lehm, and E.
lime. See 4th Lime.]
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.
Loam, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loamed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Loaming.]
To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
See Also: chernozemic soil, dirt, regur, regur soil, soil
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