bloomer

3 definitions found

bloomer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bloomer \Bloom"er\, n. [From Mrs. Bloomer, an American, who
     sought to introduce this style of dress.]
     1. A costume for women, consisting of a short dress, with
        loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a
        broad-brimmed hat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.
        [1913 Webster]

bloomer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bloomer
      n 1: a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer"
      2: an embarrassing mistake [syn: blunder, blooper,
         bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub,
         botch, boner, boo-boo]

bloomer - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Bloomer, WI (city, FIPS 8225)
    Location: 45.10249 N, 91.49080 W
    Population (1990): 3085 (1290 housing units)
    Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 54724