bloomers
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mər noun
1.
a costume for women, advocated about 1850 by Amelia Jenks Bloomer, consisting of a short skirt, loose trousers gathered and buttoned at the ankle, and often a coat and a wide hat.
2.
bloomers, (used with a plural verb)
a.
loose trousers gathered at the knee, formerly worn by women as part of a gymnasium, riding, or other sports outfit.
b.
women's underpants of similar, but less bulky, design.
c.
the trousers of a bloomer costume.
d.
any of various women's garments with full-cut legs gathered at the bottom edge.
adjective
3.
(of a woman's garment) having full-cut legs gathered at the bottom edge: bloomer shorts.
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noun
a foolish mistake; blunder.
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bloomer1 (ˈbluːmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a plant that flowers, esp in a specified way: a night bloomer | |
| bloomer2 (ˈbluːmə) | |
| —n | |
| informal (Brit) a stupid mistake; blunder | |
| [C20: from | |
| bloomer3 (ˈbluːmə) | |
| —n | |
| (Brit) a medium-sized loaf, baked on the sole of the oven, glazed and notched on top | |
| [C20: of uncertain origin] | |
| 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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Word Origin & History
bloomers
1851, named for U.S. feminist reformer Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818-1894), who promoted them.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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bloomers
lower part of a "rational dress" for women advocated by Amelia Jenks Bloomer (q.v.) in 1850. The entire costume consisted of a short jacket, a skirt extending below the knee, and the bloomers, or loose "Turkish" trousers, gathered at the ankles.
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Example sentences
Most of our developmentally delayed preschoolers are speech delayed but are not simply late bloomers.
In fall, bulbs are interplanted with pansies and other spring bloomers.
Only problem is they are late bloomers and do not produce as much as some varieties.
They wore tiny dresses and skirts so short that their frilly satin tennis bloomers showed.
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