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a
: a mixture (as for plastering) composed chiefly of moistened clay
b
: a coarse molding sand used in founding (see found entry 5)
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The soils consist of clay, limestone, and gravel loams.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Conspiracy of the flesh is Kennedy’s root allure, the bloody loam of his candidacy, and maybe even his psyche.
—Time, 9 Aug. 2023
Dense aromas of cassis, mocha and spiced blackberry are sandwiched between earthy loam below and hints of florals above.
—Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2021
The thin topsoil, never enriched here by glaciers that dragged loam over other parts of the Midwest, offered only a subsistence existence.
—Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2022
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Conspiracy of the flesh is Kennedy’s root allure, the bloody loam of his candidacy, and maybe even his psyche.
—Time, 9 Aug. 2023
Dense aromas of cassis, mocha and spiced blackberry are sandwiched between earthy loam below and hints of florals above.
—Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2021
The thin topsoil, never enriched here by glaciers that dragged loam over other parts of the Midwest, offered only a subsistence existence.
—Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2022
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“Loam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loam. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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loam
noun
: soil entry 3 sense 2
especially
: a soil consisting of a loose easily crumbled mixture of varying amounts of clay, silt, and sand
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