LOESS


Meaning of LOESS in English

— loessial, loessal , adj.

/loh"es, les, lus/ , n.

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

[ 1825-35; Löss lösch loose, slack ( sch taken as a dial. equivalent of G s ), akin to G lose LOOSE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .