Any of several forms of women’s divided garment for the lower body.
Fanny, knowing this, had made up her mind to go straight to Horn & Udell. Now, Horn & Udell are responsible for the bloomers your small daughter wears under her play frock, in place of the troublesome and extravagant petticoat of the old days.
Women’s underpants with short legs; knickers or drawers.
Named after American women's-rights activist Amelia Bloomer (1818–1894).
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