Loess - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Loess :  (noun)

1: a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind

Based on WordNet 2.0

Loess : \Loess\, n. [G. l["o]ss.] (Geol.) A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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