bloom

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1. 1.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.
2. 2.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. Every successive mother has transmitted a fainter bloom, a more delicate and briefer beauty. Hawthorne.
3. 3.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. A new, fresh, brilliant world, with all the bloom upon it. Thackeray.
4. 4.The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture.
5. 5.A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well- tanned leather. Knight.
6. 6.(Min.) A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom.
7. 7.To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower. A flower which once In Paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom. Milton.
8. 8.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. A better country blooms to view, Beneath a brighter sky. Logan.
9. 9.To cause to blossom; to make flourish. [R.] Charitable affection bloomed them. Hooker.
10. 10.To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant. [R.] Milton. While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day. Keats.
11. 11.(a) 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. (b) A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further working.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
• What is the clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon the surface of a picture called?
• What is a yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on well- tanned leather. Knight called?
• What is a popular term for a bright-hued variety of some minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom called?
• What is to produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower. A flower which once In Paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom. Milton called?
• What is to cause to blossom; to make flourish. [R.] Charitable affection bloomed them. Hooker called?
• What is to bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant. [R.] Milton. While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day. Keats called?