Loess
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A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowishearth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.
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(pronounced learse) officially means sifted windblown sand deposits, but is a common term used in a variety of ways. Is a substitute for swear words.
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a type of light brown or greyish soil, consisting of very small pieces of quartz and clay, that is blown and left behind by the wind
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A loosely compacted yellowish-gray deposit of windblown sediment of which extensive deposits occur, e.g., in eastern China and the American Midwest.
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