Bloomer

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bloomer, WI -- U.S. city in Wisconsin
     Population (2000):    3347
     Housing Units (2000): 1487
     Land area (2000):     2.686122 sq. miles (6.957023 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.059718 sq. miles (0.154668 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.745840 sq. miles (7.111691 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            08225
     Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
     Location:             45.102171 N, 91.491767 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     54724
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bloomer, WI
      Bloomer