Definition of CLOAM

cloam

Plural: cloams

Noun

  • Clay.
  • Earthenware.

Adj

  • Made of earthenware.

Verb

  • To make cloam.
  • To gutter (as a candle).

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 9

cloam: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
cloam: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
cloam: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

cloam: not valid in Words With Friends