malm

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noun

ˈmä|m,

ˈmȧ| also |lm

plural -s

1

dialectal, chiefly England

a

: a soft friable chalky limestone

b

: a light clayey soil containing chalk : marl

2

a

: an artificial mixture of clay and chalk used in the manufacture of bricks

b

: malm brick

malm

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transitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

1

: to convert (clay and chalk) into artificial malm

2

: to cover or treat (brick earth) with artificial malm

Malm

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adjective

ˈmä|m,

ˈmȧ| also |lm

: of, relating to, or constituting a subdivision of the European Jurassic

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English malme, from Old English mealm-; akin to Old Norse malmr metal, ore, Gothic malma sand, Old English melu meal

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