Bloomers is a word which has been applied to several types of divided women's garments for the lower body at various times. Originally they were loose oriental trousers gathered at the knee or ankles, first made popular by Ameian feminist Amelia Bloomer in 1851.
A bloomer can also be a blunder; an embarrassing mistake.
And a third meaning for bloomer is an iron worker.
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