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A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

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.

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.

To cause to blossom; to make flourish.

To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.

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.

A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.

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.

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.

To cause to blossom; to make flourish.

To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.

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.

A blossom; the flower of a plant; the state of having flowers; as, the tree is in bloom; a state or period of health and growth; the delicate color or powdery coating upon certain fruits or leaves; as, the bloom on peaches; a flush; a glow.

To produce blossoms; flower; show the freshness of youth.

To put forth blossoms: to flower: to be in a state of beauty or vigor: to flourish.

A blossom or flower: the opening of flowers: rosy color: the prime or highest perfection of anything.

BLOOMING.

To produce in full bloom or beauty.

BLOOMING.

To blossom; grow luxuriantly; glow with health and beauty.

The blooming or being in flower; fulness and freshness; a flower or flowers collectively; the downy covering of certain fruits.

Metal. A mass of malleable iron from which the slag has been beaten.

Blooming or bloomy.

Blossom; flower; the flush on the cheek; flush or prime; a white dust on certain fruits; a mass of hammered metal.

To put forth flowers; to be in a state of youth or beauty.

Layer of wax particles on the external surface of certain fruits, such as grapes, peaches; the flower of a plant.

n. [Gothic] A blossom; the flower of a plant;—the opening of flowers in general;—an opening to highest perfection, analogous to that of buds into blossoms;—the powdery coating upon certain fruits.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] A mass of crude iron that has come through the blomary, and is undergoing the first hammering.

A blossom; the state of immaturity.