n.
Pronunciation: ' les, ' l ə s, ' l ō - ə s, ' l ə rs
Function: noun
Etymology: German Löss
Date: 1833
: an unstratified usually buff to yellowish brown loamy deposit found in No. America, Europe, and Asia and believed to be chiefly deposited by the wind
– loess · ial \ ' le-s ē - ə l, ' l ə -, l ō - ' e-, ' l ə r- \ adjective