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lo·ess

(lō′əs, lĕs, lŭs)

A buff to gray windblown deposit of fine-grained, calcareous silt or clay.

[German Löss, from German dialectal Lösch, from lösch, loose; see leu- in Indo-European roots.]

lo·es′si·al (lō-ĕs′ē-əl, lĕs′ē-əl, lŭs′-) adj.

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loess

(ˈləʊɪs; German lœs)

(Geological Science) a light-coloured fine-grained accumulation of clay and silt particles that have been deposited by the wind

[C19: from German Löss, from Swiss German dialect lösch loose]

loessial, loˈessal, loˈessic adj

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lo•ess

(ˈloʊ ɛs, lɛs, lʌs)

n.

a loamy, usu. yellowish and calcareous deposit formed by wind, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.

[1825–35; < German Löss < Swiss German lösch loose, slack (sch taken as dial. equivalent of German s)]

lo•ess′i•al, adj.

lo·ess

(lō′əs, lĕs, lŭs)

A very fine grained silt or clay, thought to be deposited as dust blown by the wind. Most loess is believed to have originated during the Pleistocene Epoch from areas of land covered by glaciers and from desert surfaces.

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loess

- Loam composed of matter transported by wind, from German losz, "loosen."

loess

[ˈləʊɪs] N → loess m

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loess

n → Löss m, → Löß m

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