The Only Use of
loam
in
The Hunger Games
- This has included scrubbing down my body with a gritty loam that has removed not only dirt but at least three layers of skin, turning my nails into uniform shapes, and primarily, ridding my body of hair.†
p. 61.8
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) 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."