Loam

Definitions

1. A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
   countable, uncountable
2. A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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?”

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