Bloom·er (bl  m r), Amelia Jenks 1818-1894. American social reformer who founded and edited the feminist newspaper Lily (1849-1855), wrote about unjust marriage laws and women's suffrage, and advocated a new style of dress for women. |
| bloom·er 1 (blmr) n. 1. a. A plant that blooms. b. A person who attains full maturity and competence: a late bloomer. 2. Slang A blunder. |
| bloom·er 2 (blmr) n. 1. A costume formerly worn by women and girls that was composed of loose trousers gathered about the ankles and worn under a short skirt. 2. bloomers a. Wide, loose trousers gathered at the knee and formerly worn by women and girls as an athletic costume. b. Girls' underpants of similar design. [After Amelia Jenks Bloomer.] |
bloomers [ˈbluːməz]
pl n
1. Informal women's or girls' baggy knickers
2. (formerly) loose trousers gathered at the knee worn by women for cycling and athletics
3. History Also called rational dress long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
[from bloomer, a garment introduced in about 1850 and publicized by Mrs A. Bloomer (1818-94), US social reformer]
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| Noun | 1. |  bloomers - underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"underpants - an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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