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loess

 (n): a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
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about 1 year ago jennarenn said:

What a pretty word! I love those lush o-sounds.

about 1 year ago trivet said: dictionary.com:

a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.

Origin: 1825–35; < G Löss < Swiss G lösch loose, slack (sch taken as a dial. equivalent of G s), akin to G lose

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