Bloom

Bloom
Bloom Bloom, n. [OE. blome, fr. Icel. bl?m, bl?mi; akin to Sw. blom, Goth. bl?ma, OS. bl?mo, D. bloem, OHG. bluomo, bluoma, G. blume; fr. the same root as AS. bl?wan to blow, blossom. See {Blow} to bloom, and cf. {Blossom}.] 1. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively. [1913 Webster]

The rich blooms of the tropics. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]

2. The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in bloom. ``Sight of vernal bloom.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms; as, the bloom of youth. [1913 Webster]

Every successive mother has transmitted a fainter bloom, a more delicate and briefer beauty. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]

4. The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc. Hence: Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness; a flush; a glow. [1913 Webster]

A new, fresh, brilliant world, with all the bloom upon it. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

5. The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture. [1913 Webster]

6. A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well-tanned leather. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

7. (Min.) A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom. [1913 Webster]


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