From en.wiktionary.org:
[Bloomer]
** English
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
From [en], from [enm] (modern [en]), from [en].
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. An ironworker .
***** See also
- [en] , [en]
*** Etymology 2
From [en].
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A large or embarrassing mistake; blunder .
2. * {{ quote-journal | en | journal=w:Saturday Evening Post | date=11 March 1916 | title=His Folks | author=Charles E. Van Loan | url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=g54xAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA10-PA13
|text=What's more, I claim that Elmer's biggest mistake wasn't the one he made
at Cedarville before six thousand witnesses. His prize BLOOMER was pulled in
Hoboken before three witnesses}}
1. * [en]
2. * [en]
3. * [en]
4. A circular loaf of white bread.
5. A blooming flower.
6. [en] One who blooms, matures, or develops.
***** Derived terms
[en]
***** Further reading
- [id=hhmocca]
*** Etymology 3
[bloomers] [en], who sought to introduce this style of dress.
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A reform costume for women, consisting of a short dress with loose trousers gathered around the ankles, and often a broad-brimmed hat.
2. * [en]
3. * [chapter=The Taste of the Meat]
4. [en] A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.
5. [en] .
6. * [en]
7. * [en]
8. * [en]
9. * [en]
10. * [en]
11. * [en]
12. * [en]
***** Alternative forms
- [en]
***** Derived terms
- [en]
***** Related terms
- [en]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
** French
*** Etymology
[fr].
*** Pronunciation
- [bloumeur]
*** Noun
[m]
1. bloomers