loam
loam is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Founding) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern. 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.
- 2.To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alluvial
- alluvion
- alluvium
- ancon
- ashore
- bank
- beach
- chalk
- chersonese
- clay
- cledge
- clod
- clot
- coast
- coastal
- come
- continent
- continental
- crag
- debark
- delta
- derelict
- dry
- earth
- earthy
- estate
- foot
- glebe
- gravel
- ground
- height
- highland
- ironbound
- isthmus
- land
- landed
- landsman
- lea
- levee
- littoral
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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