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

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Hard brown loess lightly sprinkled with stunted shrubs and bleak weeds stretches for miles. — Michael Kanellos, WIRED, "Can Tech Make the Desert Bloom Again?," 21 Apr. 2011 Across the row was yet another pit, with no limestone, just loamy loess. — Eric Asimov, New York Times, "To Move Beyond Malbec, Look Below the Surface," 11 Feb. 2016

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