bloomer/ˈbluː.mə(ɹ)/EtymologyFrom Middle English Blomer, from Middle English bloma (“ingot of iron”).nameA surname originating as an occupation.nounAn ironworker.A large or embarrassing mistake; blunder.“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”A circular loaf of white bread.A blooming flower.One who blooms, matures, or develops.“She was a late bloomer.”A reform costume for women, consisting of a short dress with loose trousers gathered around the ankles, and often a broad-brimmed hat.“Few garments are so absolutely unbecoming as a belted tunic that reaches to the knees, a fact which I wish some of our Rosalinds would consider when they don doublet and hose; indeed, to the disregard of this artistic principle is due the ugliness, the want of proportion, in the Bloomer costume, a costume which in other respects is sensible.”