English

Three layers of subsurface loam; surface layer is dark brown fine sandy loam, subsurface layer is pale brown fine sandy loam, subsoil is red clay loam and sandy clay loam.

Noun

loam ‎(countable and uncountable, plural loams)

1. A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
   • 1602 : William Shakespeare, Hamlet , act V scene 1

     Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander

     returneth to dust, the dust is earth, of earth we make

     loam, and of why that loam whereto he was converted

     might they not stop a beer-barrel?

2. (metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.

Translations

Verb

loam ‎(third-person singular simple present loams, present participle loaming, simple past and past participle loamed)

1. To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

Anagrams

• LMAO, mola