"cloam" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cloam [comparative], most cloam [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *clom, from Old English clām (“paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice”), from Proto-West Germanic *klaim, from Proto-Germanic *klaimaz (“clay”), from Proto-Indo-European *gleym- (“to stick, smear”). Related to cleam, claim, clem. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*clom}} Middle English *clom, {{inh|en|ang|clām|t=paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice}} Old English clām (“paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*klaim}} Proto-West Germanic *klaim, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*klaimaz|t=clay}} Proto-Germanic *klaimaz (“clay”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gleym-|t=to stick, smear}} Proto-Indo-European *gleym- (“to stick, smear”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} cloam (comparative more cloam, superlative most cloam)
  1. (now chiefly dialectal) Made of earthenware. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-cloam-en-adj-wNsohLc9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 2 1 2 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 8 0 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 7 0 3 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clome, clomb

Noun

Forms: cloams [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *clom, from Old English clām (“paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice”), from Proto-West Germanic *klaim, from Proto-Germanic *klaimaz (“clay”), from Proto-Indo-European *gleym- (“to stick, smear”). Related to cleam, claim, clem. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*clom}} Middle English *clom, {{inh|en|ang|clām|t=paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice}} Old English clām (“paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*klaim}} Proto-West Germanic *klaim, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*klaimaz|t=clay}} Proto-Germanic *klaimaz (“clay”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gleym-|t=to stick, smear}} Proto-Indo-European *gleym- (“to stick, smear”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} cloam (usually uncountable, plural cloams)
  1. (obsolete) Clay. Tags: obsolete, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-cloam-en-noun-4glJh5ce
  2. (now chiefly dialectal) Earthenware. Tags: dialectal, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-cloam-en-noun-N~N-IBqO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clome, clomb Derived forms: cloam oven, cloamen

Verb

Forms: cloams [present, singular, third-person], cloaming [participle, present], cloamed [participle, past], cloamed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English *clom, from Old English clām (“paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice”), from Proto-West Germanic *klaim, from Proto-Germanic *klaimaz (“clay”), from Proto-Indo-European *gleym- (“to stick, smear”). Related to cleam, claim, clem. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*clom}} Middle English *clom, {{inh|en|ang|clām|t=paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice}} Old English clām (“paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*klaim}} Proto-West Germanic *klaim, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*klaimaz|t=clay}} Proto-Germanic *klaimaz (“clay”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gleym-|t=to stick, smear}} Proto-Indo-European *gleym- (“to stick, smear”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} cloam (third-person singular simple present cloams, present participle cloaming, simple past and past participle cloamed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To make cloam. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-cloam-en-verb-fGNrDeuH
  2. (intransitive, UK dialectal) To gutter (as a candle). Tags: UK, dialectal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-cloam-en-verb-ZTQ96e0w Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: clome, clomb Derived forms: cloamer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "t": "to stick, smear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gleym- (“to stick, smear”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English *clom, from Old English clām (“paste, mortar, mud, clay, poultice”), from Proto-West Germanic *klaim, from Proto-Germanic *klaimaz (“clay”), from Proto-Indo-European *gleym- (“to stick, smear”). Related to cleam, claim, clem.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cloams",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cloaming",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cloamed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cloamed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "cloam (third-person singular simple present cloams, present participle cloaming, simple past and past participle cloamed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To make cloam."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To make cloam."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To gutter (as a candle)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gutter",
          "gutter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, UK dialectal) To gutter (as a candle)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "clome"
    },
    {
      "word": "clomb"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cloam"
}

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