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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A rich, crumbly [ | + | A rich, crumbly [[soil]] that is composed of [[sand]], [[silt]], [[clay]], and [[humus]]. Loam, usually when mixed with [[straw]] and/or [[lime]], has been used for [[mortar (masonry)|mortar]], [[brick]], and foundry molds. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 21 January 2014
Description
A rich, crumbly Soil that is composed of Sand, Silt, Clay, and Humus. Loam, usually when mixed with Straw and/or Lime, has been used for mortar, Brick, and foundry molds.
Synonyms and Related Terms
terreau (Fr.);
Authority
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000