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bloom
I. \ˈblüm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English blome lump of metal, from Old English blōma
1. : a mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge or from the puddling furnace deprived of its dross and shaped in the form of an oblong block by shingling
2. : a semifinished mass of steel usually nearly square in section and not smaller than 6 by 6 inches formed directly from an ingot by hot rolling — compare billet, slab
3. : a mass of iron or steel formed by consolidating scrap at a high temperature by hammering or rolling
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English blome, from Old Norse blōm, blōmi; akin to Old High German bluomo flower, blossom, Gothic blōma lily, Old English blōma mass, lump of metal, blōwan to bloom — more at blow
1.
a. : the flower of a seed plant : an individual flower : blossom 1a; collectively : flowers or amount of flowers especially of a plant or a season
< look at the bloom on that bush >
< the apples had a very light bloom this spring >
b. : the flowering state
< the roses are all in bloom >
c. : a period or instance of flowering
< there are usually two blooms, a heavy one in May and another in late September >
< the spring bloom in the park >
2.
a. : one (as a girl) that is estimable, outstanding, or lovely
< it is hard to accept the frailty of so fair a bloom >
b. : a state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor
< the bloom of youth >
also : highest development : perfection, peak, culmination
< if automation comes into fuller bloom — J.I.Snyder >
< a world that has become sufficiently relaxed to allow its tendencies toward a diversification of manners to reach their bloom — Irving Howe & Eliezer Greenberg >
c. : a period of development or improvement (as in quality or standing)
< the clavichord had … a second bloom almost unique in history — Curt Sachs >
3. : a surface coating or appearance: as
a. : the delicate powdery coating on certain fresh fruits (as grapes or plums) and leaves (as of cabbage or carnation); also : the waxy material that forms such a coating
b. : a rosy appearance of the cheeks : flush
< recovered all her health and bloom >
broadly : an outward evidence of freshness or healthy vigor : glow
< a new, fresh world, with all the bloom upon it — W.M.Thackeray >
c. : a deposit or coating of ellagic acids that appears on leather
d. : the grainy or powdery surface of a newly minted coin
e. : the fluorescence of petroleum or its products or of rosin oil
f. : the cloudy appearance often observed on a film of varnish or lacquer
g. : a milky appearance on the surface of glass produced by slight decomposition
h. : luster or brightness of textile fibers or materials especially when dyed
< wool with a fine bloom >
< the soft bloom of silk velvets >
i. : water bloom
j. : the surface appearance characteristic of freshness and quality in dressed meat and poultry
k. : the protective cuticle of an eggshell
l. : a healthy well-kept appearance of the coat and skin of a domestic animal; also : fatness, finish
m. : a grayish discoloration on chocolates resulting from the deposit of microscopic crystals of fat or sugar on the surface of the coating
n. : glare caused by an object reflecting too much light into a television camera
o. : an appearance of brightness on dyed material
< a red bloom on indigo navy >
4. : a mineral that is frequently found as an efflorescence
< cobalt bloom >
< antimony bloom >
5. : the characteristic aroma of a wine : bouquet 4a
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English blomen, from blome, n.
intransitive verb
1. : to produce or yield blossoms : flower or be in flower : blossom
< bulbs that bloom in the spring >
< that bush will bloom soon >
2.
a. : to attain, undergo, or acquire bloom; especially : to flourish especially in youthful beauty, freshness, or excellence
< the arts bloomed in this heady environment >
< we could not believe that scrawny child had bloomed into such a lovely lass >
b. : to become affected or marred with bloom
< a beautiful finish but it blooms so easily >
c. : to exhibit bloom : shine out : glow
< the stove bloomed warm and bright in the dark room >
d. : to cause bloom
< this polish does not bloom or become sticky >
3. : to come out like a bloom on a plant; especially : to appear or occur unexpectedly or in surprising quantity or degree
< subscription selling bloomed splendidly — Bernard Kalb >
< the senator bloomed as an enthusiastic liberal >
4. : to become densely populated with microorganisms and especially with plankton — used of bodies of water
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to cause to bloom; especially : to make flourishing
2. : to give bloom or a bloom to: as
a. : to make glowing or radiant : brighten
< while barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day — John Keats >
b. : to cloud or mar with a bloom
< dampness can bloom the best of varnishes >
c. Britain : to coat (a photographic lens) with a thin layer of low-refracting material to reduce surface reflection
IV. noun
: an abundant or excessive growth of plankton |