bloomers

/ (ˈbluːməz) /

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pl n

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

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Word Origin for bloomers

from bloomer, a garment introduced in about 1850 and publicized by Mrs A. Bloomer (1818–94), US social reformer

Words nearby bloomers

blooey, blook, bloom, bloomed, bloomer, bloomers, bloomery, Bloomfield, Bloomfieldian, blooming, Bloomingdale

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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|DAILY BEAST
She wrapped the models' naked torsos in sheer swathes of tulle, and left prim coats open in the back to reveal frilly bloomers.
Paris Fashion Week Frenzy: Let’s Focus on Clothes|Robin Givhan|March 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
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 Warner
Try a bed of these ever-bloomers for a season and you will never afterward be without them.
Amateur Gardencraft|Eben E. Rexford

Verily, 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 Kemp
I 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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