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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bloo•mers1 /ˈblumɚz/USA pronunciation n. [plural]- Clothing
- loose trousers gathered at the knee, formerly worn by women for gymnastics or sports.
- women's underpants of similar, but less bulky, design.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bloomers /ˈbluːməz/ pl n - informal women's or girls' baggy knickers
- (formerly) loose trousers gathered at the knee worn by women for cycling and athletics
Etymology: from bloomer, a garment introduced in about 1850 and publicized by Mrs A. Bloomer (1818–94), US social reformer bloo•mer /ˈblumɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Botanya plant that blooms: a night bloomer.
- a person who develops skills to the fullest capacity:She was a late bloomer.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bloo•mer1 (blo̅o̅′mər),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga 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.
- Clothing bloomers, (used with a pl. v.)
- loose trousers gathered at the knee, formerly worn by women as part of a gymnasium, riding, or other sports outfit.
- women's underpants of similar, but less bulky, design.
- the trousers of a bloomer costume.
- any of various women's garments with full-cut legs gathered at the bottom edge.
adj. - Clothing(of a woman's garment) having full-cut legs gathered at the bottom edge:bloomer shorts.
- named after A.J. Bloomer 1850–55, American.
- Botanya plant that blooms:a night bloomer.
- a person who develops skills, abilities, interests, etc., commensurate with his or her capacities:a quiet, methodical child who became a late bloomer.
bloom•er3 (blo̅o̅′mər),USA pronunciation n. - British Termsa foolish mistake;
blunder.
- bloom(ing) (as euphemism for bloody) + -er1 1885–90
Amelia Jenks ( jengks),USA pronunciation 1818–94, U.S. social reformer and women's-rights leader.
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