English Dictionary

loam

/ləʊm/

noun

(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

The garden soil is rich in loam.

意味（1）

(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

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

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?

意味（2）

(metalworking) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.