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Cloom vs Cloam - What's the difference?

cloom | cloam |

In obsolete terms the difference between cloom and cloam

is that cloom is to close with glutinous matter while cloam is clay.

As a noun cloam is

clay.

As an adjective cloam is

of earthenware.

cloom

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To close with glutinous matter.
    • (Mortimer)
    (Murray Hoyt)
    (Webster 1913)

    cloam

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Clay.
  • Earthenware.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of earthenware.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To make cloam.
  • To gutter (as a candle).

    • Derived terms

    * (l)