bloomers
Victorian ladies' underwear
Bloomers are loose-fitting women's underpants, especially the old-fashioned kind gathered at the knee.
The term sounds dated or humorous now: Grandma's bloomers were hanging on the clothesline.
Historically, bloomers were a revolutionary garment—baggy trousers gathered at the ankle, worn under a shorter skirt, allowing women freedom of movement that corsets and petticoats denied.
Loose pants to knee
- pantalettesRuffled women's undergarment legs
- drawersSliding furniture compartments
- culottesBifurcated knee-length garment
- undergarmentsClothing worn beneath outerwear
petticoat · trousers · pantaloons · breeches · waistband · elastic · gusset · cotton
Women's undergarment
- briefsSnug lower undergarments
- knickersLoose pants to knee
- lingerieWomen's fine intimate apparel
- intimatesClosest friends or implies
boyshorts · drawers · undergarments · granny panties · cotton · elastic waist · modest · comfortable
Militant women's voting advocate
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- women's rightsLegal equality for females
- activismDirect effort for reform
equality · empowerment · suffrage · progressivism · reform · social change · enfranchisement · freedom of movement
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- retroEvoking recent past
nostalgic · heirloom · period · historical · bygone · classic · traditional · reproduction
Producing reproductive structures
- blossomingBeginning to flower
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- perennialRecurring each year
- annualOccurring every year
garden · growing · planting · cultivar · specimen · flower bed · greenhouse · nursery
Absorbent toddler undergarments
- pull-upsOverhead bar lifts
- diaper coverWaterproof diaper overwrap
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- potty trainingTeaching bathroom self-sufficiency
elastic waist · waterproof · absorbent · snap closure · ruffles
knickers
Loose pants to knee
- pantalettesRuffled women's undergarment legs
- drawersSliding furniture compartments
- culottesBifurcated knee-length garment
undergarments · petticoat · trousers · pantaloons · breeches · waistband · elastic · gusset · cotton · linen
panties
Women's undergarment
intimates · boyshorts · drawers · undergarments · granny panties · cotton · elastic waist · modest · comfortable · everyday
suffragette
Militant women's voting advocate
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- women's rightsLegal equality for females
activism · equality · empowerment · suffrage · progressivism · reform · social change · enfranchisement · freedom of movement · practicality
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
retro · nostalgic · heirloom · period · historical · bygone · classic · traditional · reproduction · collectible
flowering
Producing reproductive structures
- blossomingBeginning to flower
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- perennialRecurring each year
annual · garden · growing · planting · cultivar · specimen · flower bed · greenhouse · nursery · seedling
training pants
Absorbent toddler undergarments
- pull-upsOverhead bar lifts
- diaper coverWaterproof diaper overwrap
- toddlerChild learning to walk
potty training · elastic waist · waterproof · absorbent · snap closure · ruffles
- modestyhijab, head covering, head coverings, niqab, burqa
- traditional pantsdhoti, lungi, harem pants, lederhosen, gaucho pants
- dress reformnatural waist
- Victorianaseances, Dickens, spiritualism, Sherlock Holmes, phrenology
- old-fashionedantique, antiques, gramophone, phonograph, horse and buggy
- plural-only wordsscissors, pants, trousers, jeans, shorts
bloomersthongs
Narrow-strapped footwear or underwear
thong · G-string · bikini briefs · string bikini · hipsters
bloomerssuccesses
Favorable outcomes achieved
triumphs · hits · wins · achievements · coups
bloomersactivewear
Exercise-appropriate clothing
yoga pants · leggings · shapewear · athleisure · sports bras
- late bloomerOne who matures slowly
- early bloomersFlowers appearing before others
- spring bloomerPlant flowering in warmth's return