Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The wearing or adoption of a dress similar to that recommended by Mrs. Bloomer. See
bloomer , n., 1.
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Examples
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In 1851, steady-going folk were alarmed and shocked at a sudden and short-lived outburst of "bloomerism," imported from the United States.
The Social History of Smoking George Latimer Apperson 1897
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Punch's anticipation of women policemen in 1851 was probably prompted not by a desire to see the innovation realized, but merely served as a means of guying bloomerism.
Mr. Punch`s history of modern England, Volume I -- 1841-1857 Charles Larcom 1921
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