Bloomer

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A plant which blooms.
  • Having the character of the style of female dress introduced by Mrs. Bloomer of New York in 1849-50: as, a bloomer costume; a bloomer hat.
  • noun. A dress or costume for women, the distinctive features of which are a short skirt, loose trousers buttoned round the ankle, and a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat. Specifically
  • noun. A bloomer hat.
  • noun. plural The articles composing a bloomer costume: as, to be dressed in bloomers.
  • noun. A woman who assumes such a dress.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A costume for women, consisting of a short dress, with loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a broad-brimmed hat.
  • noun. A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A circular loaf of white bread.
  • noun. A blooming flower.
  • noun. An ironworker.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a flower that blooms in a particular way
  • noun. an embarrassing mistake
  • Word Usage
    "At 6-7/187, the late bloomer is a 1988 birthdate who still must be drafted, so many teams have made special trips in to see him during the second half."
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    Bloomer  Blumer  
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    flower  
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    boomer  consumer  groomer  humor  loomer  
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