[lohm] 
| 1. | a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay. |
| 2. | a mixture of clay, sand, straw, etc., used in making molds for founding and in plastering walls, stopping holes, etc. |
| 3. | earth or soil. |
| 4. | Obsolete. clay or clayey earth. |
| 5. | to cover or stop with loam. |
| loam (lōm) n.
To fill, cover, or coat with loam. [Middle English lam, lom, clay, from Old English lām; see lei- in Indo-European roots.] loam'y adj. |