malm
noun/mɑːm/ · /mɑːlm/
Etymology From Middle English malme (“sand”), from Old English mealm (as in mealmstān (“sandstone”)), from Proto-Germanic *malmaz (“sand, ore”); related to Old Norse malmr (“ore, metal”). From the same Proto-Indo-European root as meal.
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An artificial mixture of chalk, clay, and sand, from which light-brown or yellowish bricks are made.