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malm
CIDE DICTIONARY
malm, n. [Cf. AS. mealm sand.].
A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
malm, n.
1 a soft chalky rock.
2 a loamy soil produced by the disintegration of this rock.
3 a fine-quality brick made originally from malm, marl, or a similar chalky clay.
1 a soft chalky rock.
2 a loamy soil produced by the disintegration of this rock.
3 a fine-quality brick made originally from malm, marl, or a similar chalky clay.
Etymology
OE mealm- (in compounds) f. Gmc
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