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bloomers

BLOO-merz · noun

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Origin

Bloomers take their name from Amelia Bloomer, the American women's-rights activist who lived from 1818 to 1894.

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

No related word is given beyond the name Bloomer itself — the term is simply her surname turned common noun.

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