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| Bloom |
| [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[u |
A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud;
flowers, collectively.
The opening of flowers in general; the state of
blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in
bloom.
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.
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.
The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes
takes upon the surface of a picture.
A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which
appears on well-tanned leather.
A popular term for a bright-hued
variety of some minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom.
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To produce or yield blossoms] to blossom; to flower
or be in flower.
To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and
vigor; to show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise, as by
or with flowers.
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To cause
to blossom; to make flourish.
To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or
radiant.
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A mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge or
from the puddling furnace, deprived of its dross, and shaped usually in the
form of an oblong block by shingling.
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