bloomers
/ (ˈbluːməz) /
informal women's or girls' baggy knickers
(formerly) loose trousers gathered at the knee worn by women for cycling and athletics
Also called: rational dress history long loose trousers gathered at the ankle and worn under a shorter skirt
Origin of bloomers
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How to use bloomers in a sentence
It was a pleasantly lush Dolce & Gabbana romp filled with shaped dresses, circle skirts, and bloomers.
Ode to Joy: Dolce, Versace and Bottega in Milan for Spring 2013 | Robin Givhan | September 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe wrapped the models' naked torsos in sheer swathes of tulle, and left prim coats open in the back to reveal frilly bloomers.
She took off Benny's little crinkled blouse and one pair of bloomers, and started to hang them on the line.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerTry a bed of these ever-bloomers for a season and you will never afterward be without them.
Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. RexfordVerily, the spirit of that Filipina in an American would have emboldened her to wear—bloomers?
A Woman's Journey through the Philippines | Florence Kimball Russel
Propped up with a disordered heap of these cushions sat Mrs. Hildreth Baxter, in blouse and bloomers; she was reading.
Tramping on Life | Harry KempI caught the white gleam of one of her pretty legs where the elastic on one side of her bloomers had slipped up.
Tramping on Life | Harry Kemp
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