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Webster 1913 Edition
Loam
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 , 2.
– Loam
, Noun.
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
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Loamed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Loaming
.] To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
Webster 1828 Edition
Loam
LOAM
,Noun.
A natural mixture of sand and clay with oxyd of iron; a species of earth or soil of different colors, whitish, brown or yellow, readily diffusible in water.
LOAM
,Verb.
T.