bloomers
BLOO-merz · noun
English
Origin
Bloomers take their name from Amelia Bloomer, the American women's-rights activist who lived from 1818 to 1894.
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Journey
The name stuck to the loose, gathered trousers associated with her, so that a specific reformer's name became a generic word for the garment itself.
Related words
The term is simply her surname turned common noun.