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bloomers^¹

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Named after American women's-rights activist Amelia Bloomer (1818–1894).

noun bloomer

dated, plural, plural only Any of several forms of women’s divided garment for the lower body. Fanny, knowing this, had made up her mind to go straight to Horn & Udell. Now, Horn & Udell are responsible for the bloomers your small daughter wears under her play frock, in place of the troublesome and extravagant petticoat of the old days.
informal, plural, plural only Women’s underpants with short legs; knickers or drawers.

bloomers^²

noun

plural plural of bloomer

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noun Women’s underpants with short legs.

Español	bombacha
한국어	블루머 beullumeo
日本語	ブルマー burumā
中文	灯笼裤 dēnglóngkù
Français	bloomer
Deutsch	Bloomers

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@misc{bloomers_2026,
  title = {bloomers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bloomers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}