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Bloomer

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Noun

1. bloomer

a flower that blooms in a particular way

Example Sentences:
'a night bloomer'

2. bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, fuckup, pratfall

an embarrassing mistake

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bloomer

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noun
a plant that flowers, esp in a specified way
a night bloomer
noun
British informal
a stupid mistake; blunder
noun
British
a medium-sized loaf, baked on the sole of the oven, glazed and notched on top

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Bloomer

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Amelia Jenks (dʒɛŋks ) ; jeŋks) 1818-94; U.S. social reformer & feminist
noun
1. 
a plant with reference to its blooming
an early bloomer
2. 
a person in the bloom or prime of life
3.  Chiefly British, Slang
a foolish or stupid mistake
noun
1. 
a costume for women or girls, consisting of a short skirt and loose trousers gathered at the ankles: worn in the 1850s, but never popular
2.  [pl.]
a. 
baggy trousers gathered at the knee, formerly worn by girls and women for athletics
b. 
an undergarment somewhat like this

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bloomer

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n.
1.
a. A plant that blooms.
b. A person who attains full maturity and competence: a late bloomer.
2. Slang A blunder.
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.
American social reformer who founded and edited the newspaper The Lily (1849-1855), wrote about unjust marriage laws and women's suffrage, and advocated a new style of dress for women.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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