Part 1211

<h1>Bloomer</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Bloom"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From Mrs. <ets>Bloomer</ets>, an American, who sought to introduce this style of dress.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A costume for women, consisting of a short dress, with loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a broad-brimmed hat.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.</def>

<h1>Bloomery</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Bloom"er*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Manuf.)</fld> <def>A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from cast iron.</def>

<h1>Blooming</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Bloom"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.</def>

<h1>Blooming</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Bloom"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Opening in blossoms; flowering.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.</def>

<h1>Bloomingly</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Bloom"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a blooming manner.</def>

<h1>Bloomingness</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Bloom"ing*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A blooming condition.</def>

<h1>Bloomless</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Bloom"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Without bloom or flowers.</def>

<i>Shelley.</i>

<h1>Bloomy</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Bloom"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Full of bloom; flowery; flourishing with the vigor of youth; <as>as, a <ex>bloomy</ex> spray</as>.</def>

<blockquote>But all the <b>bloomy</b> flush of life is fled. <i>Goldsmith.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Covered with bloom, as fruit.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Blooth</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Blooth</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Bloom; a blossoming.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<blockquote>All that <b>blooth</b> means heavy autumn work for him and his hands. <i>T. Hardy.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Blore</h1> <Xpage=157>

<hw>Blore</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Perh. a variant of <ets>blare</ets>, v. i.; or cf. Gael. & Ir. <ets>blor</ets> a loud noise.]</ety> <def>The act of blowing; a roaring wind; a blast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>A most tempestuous <b>blore</b>. <i>Chapman.</i></blockquote>