loam

Soil composed of a mixture of sand, clay, silt, and organic matter.

A mixture of moist clay and sand, and often straw, used especially in making bricks and foundry molds.

To fill, cover, or coat with loam.

To cover or coat with loam; clay.

A soil consisting of a natural mixture of clay and sand, the latter being present in sufficient quantity to overcome the tendency of the clay to form a coherent mass.

In founding, a mixture of sand, clay, sawdust, straw, etc., used in making the molds for castings. The compound must be plastic when wet, and hard, air-tight, and able to resist high temperatures when dry. Specifically called casting-loam.

A vessel of clay; an earthen vessel.

To cover, smear, or fill with loam.

A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.

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