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loam 音标拼音: [l'om] n. 肥土
vt. 用肥土填 肥土用肥土填 loam n 1: a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materialsLoam \ Loam\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Loamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Loaming}.] To cover, smear, or fill with loam. [ 1913 Webster]
Loam \ Loam\ ( l[= o] m), 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. [ 1913 Webster] We wash a wall of loam; we labor in vain. -- Hooker. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Founding) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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