Definition of "loam"

loam

/ləʊm/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural loams
1. (geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
  Quotations
  Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexanderreturneth to dust, the dust is earth, of earth we makeloam, and of why that loam whereto he was convertedmight they not stop a beer-barrel?
  c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, [Act V, scene i]
2. (metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.
verb
third-person singular simple present loams, present participle loaming, simple past and past participle loamed
1. To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
adjective
not comparable
1. Made of loam; consisting of loam.