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loaming

loam
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lohm]
    • /loʊm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lohm]
    • /loʊm/

Definitions of loaming word

  • noun loaming a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay. 1
  • noun loaming a mixture of clay, sand, straw, etc., used in making molds for founding and in plastering walls, stopping holes, etc. 1
  • noun loaming earth or soil. 1
  • noun loaming Obsolete. clay or clayey earth. 1
  • verb with object loaming to cover or stop with loam. 1
  • verb loaming present participle of loam. 0

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Origin of loaming

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; late Middle English lome, earlier lam(e), Old English lām; cognate with Dutch leem, German Lehm loam, clay; akin to lime1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Loaming

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

loaming popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

loaming usage trend in Literature

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