loess

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Loess \Loess\ (l[~e]e), n. [G. l["o]ss.] (Geol.) A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers. [1913 Webster]
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