How To Use Bloomers In A Sentence
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The following list is by no means exhaustive, but will give you ideas for some early bloomers that are good bets for producing flowers in late winter and early spring.
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The pyrenean prunella has large purple heads; the false dragonhead (_Physostegia_), pale rose-purple spikes; centranthuses, cymes of red and white; centaureas, heads of yellow, blue, and purple; pinks, divers shades of red and white; and monkshoods, hoods of blue or white; and all are very hardy, ready growers, and copious bloomers.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 299, September 24, 1881
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This anxiety over bloomers is evident in an 1889 article describing a women's athletic club.
"Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930
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From now through mid-March, deciduous trees show off their elegant forms, primroses are in flower, and winter bloomers such as witch hazel and sarcococca are perfuming the air.
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Tuck summer bloomers like purple verbena, yellow daisylike helianthus, purple coneflower, and coreopsis behind it.
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This book will be in the new type with a fresh set of historiated 'bloomers' designed by C.R. ASHBEE. 250 copies.
Mr. Edward Arnold's New and Popular Books, December, 1901
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They were replaced by short skirts and bloomers and, eventually, just form-fitting shorts and shirts.
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She pointed out, continuing to remove her clothes until she stood in front of them with only a pair of bloomers and an undershirt.
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Other coloured knickers, bloomers, pants and drawers peeping out of the top of low slung trackies do not count.
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Given this culture, the delight of abandoning long skirts and dresses, corsets and tight waists, and high button shoes for the bloomers, middy blouses, and comfortable walking shoes of camp was a welcomed liberty.
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And the funniest one I recall was of a lady whose elastic burst in the bloomers, very long ones, and her daughter actually brought this specific pair in to show us all, and they were huge, and came down at that stage well past her knees.
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He parodied my groping stumble across the stage to the podium and gathered up the skirt to reveal hairy legs and bloomers.
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And he's not even remotely done -- there are still matts in his armpits and groin, his belly and tail and legs aren't brushed, there's still dead coat in his ruff and bloomers and some scattered bits elsewhere that haven't given up the ghost yet ... and he still needs his toenails cut.
Skin as white as a cuttlefish bone
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Tuck summer bloomers like purple verbena, yellow daisylike helianthus, purple coneflower, and coreopsis behind it.
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They are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic to the Tropics and, as a group, tend to be early bloomers that put out masses of flowers that turn into masses of hips (good bird food).
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Here are a couple of other spellcheck bloomers, from technical articles in broadcasting journals.
Times, Sunday Times
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Or you can stagger the bloom time by planting mid- and late-season bloomers together, creating a spring display that blooms in succession, for a whole season of color!
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Rather than planting everything that blooms at the same time in close proximity, distribute the groups of early-, mid-, and late-season bloomers around the garden.
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Most of the small Dahlias are early and profuse bloomers, starting to flower in July and continuing right through till frost.
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Miss Drexel, seized by inspiration or desperation, with a quick movement stripped off her short, corduroy tramping-skirt, and, looking very lithe and boyish in slender-cut pongee bloomers, ran along the sand and dropped the skirt for a foothold for the slowly revolving wheels.
WHOSE BUSINESS IS TO LIVE
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Over the course of the year, Farnham learned how to shingle a roof, wear bloomers, and repair a fence.
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It was a challenge for a young lady who had once cried, ‘Mommy, I simply cannot go another day without a pair of proper bloomers!’
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Bicycle skirts of a shorter length and bicycle bloomers soon became popular, but from some elicited cries of indignation.
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When blossoms of early bloomers wither, she removes them by hand, leaving areas of green leaves between the remaining areas of color.
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I had to wear a corselet and these awful bloomers with lace on the bottom of them.
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If you are feeling crafty, the cute collection, which includes dresses, rompers, bloomers and beanies, is available as kits.
Times, Sunday Times
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The first purpose made swimsuits of modern history consisted of a long-sleeved, bloused tunic buttoned up the front, cinched at the waist, and worn over baggy bloomers and black stockings.
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I hate the phrase late bloomers ," our gawky heroine laments.
The Comic-Grotesque Goes North
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Late bloomers are usually average guys when young.
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Typically, colorful annual flowers dominate these gardens because they are such enthusiastic bloomers.
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To encourage growth and additional flushes of flowers, feed repeat bloomers with a complete fertilizer.
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She said: ‘We had a navy gym slip (which had to touch the ground while kneeling) and white blouse, thick navy fleecy lined bloomers plus pocket, lisle stockings, velour hats, navy coats and blazers with a red enamelled badge.’
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He parodied my groping stumble across the stage to the podium and gathered up the skirt to reveal hairy legs and bloomers.
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At one point Miss Drexel "seized by inspiration or desperation, with a quick movement stripped off her short, corduroy tramping-skirt, and, looking very lithe and boyish in slender-cut pongee bloomers," throws the skirt under the wheels to give the machine's wheels purchase.
“It was the Golden Fleece ready for the shearing.”
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Prune spring bloomers in early summer, right after they finish flowering.
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She clearly doesn't know that in English bloomers means big pants or mistakes.
The Guardian World News
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To encourage growth and additional flushes of flowers, feed repeat bloomers with a complete fertilizer.
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Here are a couple of other spellcheck bloomers, from technical articles in broadcasting journals.
Times, Sunday Times
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A bee in her butt, a burr in her bloomers.
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At one point Miss Drexel "seized by inspiration or desperation, with a quick movement stripped off her short, corduroy tramping-skirt, and, looking very lithe and boyish in slender-cut pongee bloomers," throws the skirt under the wheels to give the machine's wheels purchase.
“It was the Golden Fleece ready for the shearing.”
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The ‘official uniform’ consisted of a blue skirt and walking bloomers, a white blouse, a hat, walking shoes, a mackintosh, and a sweater.
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A Sterling Cycle Works ad read, For Bloomers: Ladies who cycle in bloomers will find The Sterling the ideal Bicycle.
"Make It Yourself": Home Sewing, Gender, and Culture, 1890-1930
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Next comes a long cotton hip wrap, like a half-slip, then a pair of long bloomers to preserve modesty should the front fold of the kimono open.
Geisha, A Life
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She had done up her hair as was befitting royalty, and had placed a wreath of duskbloomers, a soft purple flower, intertwined with coral and pearls as a crown.
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‘Everyone's got a bit of a wrinkle in their bloomers, Mister Christopher,’ she told him, smiling a little wider.
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As for underwear changing its role from garment of modesty to garment of display, just what was there about the bloomers of our grandmothers, or the vests and long johns favoured by our grandfathers, that should make us feel nostalgic?
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He parodied my groping stumble across the stage to the podium and gathered up the skirt to reveal hairy legs and bloomers.
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But I was a late "bloomer"-my first set of braces got taken off before I had started going through puberty..so my facial bone structure hadn't grown all the way yet..and my mom even warned her that all her kids are late-bloomers.
Posterior Crossbite
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Ten years of girls' boarding schools decked out in mauve tunics, jumper, mauve tie and mauve bloomers gave me a certain antipathy to the colour.
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Katherine pulled her undershirt and bloomers off and threw them onto the floor.
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A bee in her butt, a burr in her bloomers.
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Lightly prune midseason bloomers in late winter or early spring.
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Late bloomers: Why do we equate genius with precocity?
Red Flags or Red Herrings?
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SPRING TV FORECAST: Early bloomers emerge in midseason field
Fox's 'Dollhouse' is its own worst enemy
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I had on a standard breast band, a loincloth, a camisole and a corset, bloomers, petticoats and then a slip.
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Miss Drexel, seized by inspiration or desperation, with a quick movement stripped off her short, corduroy tramping-skirt, and, looking very lithe and boyish in slender-cut pongee bloomers, ran along the sand and dropped the skirt for a foothold for the slowly revolving wheels.
WHOSE BUSINESS IS TO LIVE
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Another of my favorite late bloomers is purple monkshood, or aconitum.
Kentucky.com: Homepage
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Evening bloomers, daylily cultivars that flower in the evening and remain open until the following day, also are available.
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These rebloomers are wonderful in floral bouquets where they perfume an entire room.
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The buttoned, calf-length tunic and wide-legged bloomers left everything to the imagination.
The Times Literary Supplement
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The bloomers and a chemise would have gone under layers and layers of corsetry and petticoats, which could weigh up to 7lb.
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I hate the phrase late bloomers ," our gawky heroine laments.
The Comic-Grotesque Goes North
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We redid out packs organizing them, my skirt and top were dirty, wrinkled, and still wet so I folded them and put them in my pack, deciding to walk in my bloomers and corset.
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I was standing before him in just my corset and bloomers.
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The bloomers and a chemise would have gone under layers and layers of corsetry and petticoats, which could weigh up to 7lb.
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Casual gardeners may envision low shrubs with puffball blooms in shades of pink and blue, but these so-called mophead hydrangeas—technically known as Hydrangea macrophylla—are only the most common varietal out there, and in my experience, aren't reliable bloomers.
Hydrangeas' Fall Flower Show
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Tall spring bloomers that stand on their own and that are easy to grow are agapanthus, alliums, blood lilies, and African irises.
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Wearing bloomers which are generally shorter in length will achieve an active style.
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But they didn't wear bloomers, and they only put their karosses around their shoulders when it was cold.
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Leech had a picture of "A Quiet Smoke" in _Punch_, which depicted five ladies in short wide skirts and "bloomers" in a tobacconist's shop, two smoking cigars and one a pipe, while "one of the inferior animals" behind the counter was selling tobacco.
The Social History of Smoking
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The duck print Viyella baby blouse & bloomers made in '81 - fabric bought by my MIL in '52.
Oh, Fabric, Why Can't I Quit You? - A Dress A Day
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It is then that, stripped for a brief moment of our armour of complacency and self-esteem, we see ourselves as we are -- frightful chumps in a world where nothing goes right; a grey world in which, hoping to click, we merely get the raspberry; where, animated by the best intentions, we nevertheless succeed in perpetrating the scaliest bloomers and landing our loved ones neck-deep in the gumbo.
Jill the Reckless
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He has made some bloomers in his time, from the failed bid for American General to his company's attempts to ratchet up his pay just as policyholders' bonuses were going in the other direction.
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Hope gave a sharp downward tug on her skirt, letting it fall to the ground, revealing a pair of loose-fitting, teal bloomers, ‘Get out of here, now!’
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Eric gave Cathena his coat that he managed to hang onto because, at this point, all the Castillian woman had on was stockings, bloomers and a corset.
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The chase scene, and her sped-up sprint through a backlot in hoop skirt and bloomers, are pure slapstick.
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Here are a couple of other spellcheck bloomers, from technical articles in broadcasting journals.
Times, Sunday Times
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Lightly prune midseason bloomers in late winter or early spring.
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The garden is taking on its autumn hues and late-flowering plants dominate while early bloomers fade.
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These sturdy bloomers can be handled by machine in plant-growing factories.
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She walked into the water wetting her bloomers.
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Music-hall dancers called for shortened skirts, and their high kicks gave more emphasis to the ruffled underside and bloomers than to the exterior of the garments.
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The ‘official uniform’ consisted of a blue skirt and walking bloomers, a white blouse, a hat, walking shoes, a mackintosh, and a sweater.
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So we mixed with some antic elements. For instance, the obese bloomers and the large collar.
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I stared at the women's bloomers, dirt-covered toes and dusty feet, and marveled at streets.
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We won't wear "bloomers," or make any attempt to imitate you in our dress, manners, or occupations; we will do nothing to offend the most fastidious, we will be women still.
The Womans Advocate
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Female admirers showered Joe with a variety of panties, thongs and even a pair of bloomers and a bra as he belted out a succession of instantly recognisable Dolan chart-toppers spanning - would you believe - four decades.
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Promoted by feminists such as Frances Willard, the bicycle allowed women independent mobility and gave them reason to wear bloomers rather than sweeping skirts.
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Remaining in bloomers and the frilly corset, I darted from the cover.
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And Bourbons, unlike the albas, are repeat bloomers.
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There were no safety-pins, but lots of sass, in short, draped bloomers, or bondage mico-shorts, tightly belted over ripped and torn pastel leggings.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph
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she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing
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For what the bright eyed youth had said was true, her skirts were indeed neatly tucked into the back of her bloomers, revealing acres of leg and frilly pantaloons to all!
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A few will describe certain plants as continuous bloomers, but even these usually have a period of peak bloom.
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The bloomers and a chemise would have gone under layers and layers of corsetry and petticoats, which could weigh up to 7lb.
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In the old days, women wore so many girdles, corsets, pantaloons, bloomers, stockings, garters, step-ins and God knows what all that you had to practically be a prospector to get to first base . . . to even find first base.
The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said
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The languid one commented upon the female fetich, the skirt, and condemned "bloomers," whereupon Glory declared that they were just charming, and being challenged (by a gentleman) for her reasons she said, "Because when a girl's got them on she feels as if she's an understudy for a man, and may even have a chance of playing the part itself in another and a better world.
The Christian A Story
