loam vs purlieu

loam

verb
  • To cover, smear, or fill with loam. 

adj
  • Made of loam; consisting of loam. 

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

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

purlieu

noun
  • The ground on the edges of a forest, especially when partly subject to the same forest laws concerning game hunting etc. 

  • The outskirts of any place; an adjacent district; the environs or neighborhood. 

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