malm
malm definition
malm (mäm)
noun
- Brit.
- a soft, crumbly, grayish-white limestone
- a soft, chalky loam formed from this
- a mixture of clay and chalk used in making bricks
Etymology: ME malme < OE mealm-, sand, akin to Goth malma, sand, ON malmr, ore < IE base *mel-, to grind > mill
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