loess

noun \ˈles, ˈləs, ˈlō-əs, ˈlərs\

Definition of LOESS

: an unstratified usually buff to yellowish brown loamy deposit found in North America, Europe, and Asia and believed to be chiefly deposited by the wind

— loess·ial \ˈle-sē-əl, ˈlə-, lō-ˈe-, ˈlər-\ adjective

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Origin of LOESS

German Löss

First Known Use: 1833

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with LOESS

bless, cess, chess, cress, dress, ess, fess, guess, jess, less, mess, ness, press, s, stress, tress, yes

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