Definitions For Cloam

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive, obsolete) To make cloam. (intransitive, UK, _, dialectal) To gutter (as a candle).

Derived terms

cloamer

Adjective

(Now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal) Of earthenware.

Noun

CLOAM (plural - or s) (obsolete) clay, clay. (Now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal) earthenware, earthenware.

Derived terms

cloamen

Alternative forms

clome, clomb

Etymology

From Middle English clom, from {{inh, en, ang, clām, t=paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *klaimaz, t=clay}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *gleym-, t=to stick, smear}}. Related to cleam, claim, clem.

Anagrams

Colma, comal