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Loam

Fertile garden soil, rich and dark, full of last year's leaves.

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Loam is a dark brown.

It can be described as dark, dim, somber and gloomy.

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

Loam

Loam

Loam is soil composed mostly of sand, silt, and a smaller amount of clay. By weight, its mineral composition is about 40–40–20% concentration of sand, silt and clay, respectively. These proportions can vary to a degree, however, and result in different types of loam soils: sandy loam, silty loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, and loam.

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loam

Noun

  1. A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
  2. A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making moulds for large castings, often without a pattern.

Verb

  1. To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
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