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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.
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bloomer2
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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bloomers - underpants worn by womenbloomers - underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"
pants, drawers, knickers
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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Translations

bloomers

[ˈbluːməz] NPL → bombachos mpl, pantaletas fpl (LAm)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bloomers

[ˈbluːmərz] npl (= underwear) → culotte f bouffante
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bloomers

pl → Pumphose f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bloomers

[ˈbluːməz] npl → mutandoni mpl a sbuffo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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There have been lace knickers, camisoles, G-strings, hipsters, tangas, briefs and even undies in a tin over the decades, but it all began 165 years ago when American-born women's right campaigner Amelia Bloomer unveiled "bloomers" on July 19, 1848 at a New York convention.
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