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Malm — Malm, Malmbrick Malm brick , n. [Cf. AS. mealm sand.] A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malmbrick — Malm Malm, Malmbrick Malm brick , n. [Cf. AS. mealm sand.] A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malm — /mahm/, n. an artificial mixture of chalk and clay for making into bricks. [bef. 900; ME malme sand, malm, OE mealm (in mealmiht sandy, mealmstan sandstone); c. ON malmr metal (in granular form), Goth malma sand; akin to OS, OHG melm dust. See… … Universalium
μάλμιος — α, ο γεωλ. το ουδ. ως ουσ. το μάλμιο υποδιαίρεση τού ανώτερου ιουρασικού και τών πετρωμάτων που σχηματίστηκαν κατά τη διάρκειά του στην περιοχή τής Σουηβίας τής νότιας Γερμανίας, αλλ. λευκό ιουρασικό. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Μεταφορά στην ελλ. ξεν. όρου, πρβλ.… … Dictionary of Greek
malm — [mα:m] noun 1》 a soft, crumbly chalky rock, or the fertile loamy soil produced as it weathers. 2》 a fine quality brick made originally from malm, marl, or a similar chalky clay. Origin OE mealm , of Gmc origin; related to meal2 … English new terms dictionary
malm — /mam/ (say mahm) noun 1. a kind of soft, friable limestone. 2. a chalk bearing soil of the south eastern part of England. {Middle English malme, Old English mealm, related to Icelandic mālmr ore} …
mel-1 (also smel-), melǝ- : mlē-, mel-d- : ml-ed-, mel-dh-, ml-ēi- : mlī̆-, melǝ-k- : mlā-k-, mlēu- : mlū̆ - — mel 1 (also smel ), melǝ : mlē , mel d : ml ed , mel dh , ml ēi : mlī̆ , melǝ k : mlā k , mlēu : mlū̆ English meaning: to grind, hit; fine, ground Deutsche Übersetzung: “zermalmen, schlagen, mahlen”, speziell Korn; from “zerrieben”… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
malm — [mäm] n. [ME malme < OE mealm , sand, akin to Goth malma, sand, ON malmr, ore < IE base * mel , to grind > MILL1] 1. Brit. a) a soft, crumbly, grayish white limestone b) a soft, chalky loam formed from this 2. a mixture of clay and chalk … English World dictionary
malm — n. 1 a soft chalky rock. 2 a loamy soil produced by the disintegration of this rock. 3 a fine quality brick made originally from malm, marl, or a similar chalky clay. Etymology: OE mealm (in compounds) f. Gmc … Useful english dictionary
