bloom·er 1
(blo͞o′mər)n.
1.
a. A plant that blooms.
b. A person who attains full maturity and competence: a late bloomer.
2. Slang A blunder.
skirt and pants as shown on a c. 1851 cover of sheet music for Bloomer Waltz, composed by William Dressler
bloom·er 2
(blo͞o′mər)n.
1. An outfit formerly worn by women and girls consisting of loose pants gathered about the ankles and worn under a skirt.
2. bloomers
a. Wide, loose pants gathered at the knee and formerly worn by women and girls for exercising and athletics.
b. Girls' underpants of similar design.
[After Amelia Jenks Bloomer.]
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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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bloomers
pl → Pumphose f
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