bloomer

Meaning

Noun

• An ironworker.
• A large or embarrassing mistake; blunder.
• A circular loaf of white bread.
• A blooming flower.
• One who blooms, matures, or develops.
• A costume for women, consisting of a short dress with loose trousers gathered around the ankles, and often a broad-brimmed hat.
• A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.

Origin

• From Middle English blomer, from blome (modern English bloom), from Old English blōma.
• bloom + -er.
• Bloom + -er, from the surname of the American woman who sought to introduce this style of dress.