Both Uses
loam
in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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- No, faith, not a jot; but to follow him thither with modesty
enough, and likelihood to lead it: as thus: Alexander died,
Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth into dust; the dust is
earth; of earth we make loam; and why of that loam whereto he
was converted might they not stop a beer-barrel?†Scene 5.1 *loam = rich soil - No, faith, not a jot; but to follow him thither with modesty
enough, and likelihood to lead it: as thus: Alexander died,
Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth into dust; the dust is
earth; of earth we make loam; and why of that loam whereto he
was converted might they not stop a beer-barrel?†Scene 5.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(loam) a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much less commonly, loam can refer to a mix of soil and straw used to make bricks or plaster walls. In that form, it can also be used as a verb--for example, "She loamed the wall."