King James Bible Dictionary

BLOOM noun

1. Blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.

While opening blooms diffuse their sweets around.

2. The opening of flowers in general; flowers open, or in a state of blossoming; as, the trees are clothed with bloom

3. The state of youth, resembling that of blossoms; a state of opening manhood, life, beauty, and vigor; a state of health and growth, promising higher perfection; as the bloom of youth.

4. The blue color upon plums and grapes newly gathered.

BLOOM, verb intransitive To produce or yield blossoms; to flower.

1. To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to show the beauty of youth; as blooming graces.

BLOOM, verb transitive To put forth as blossoms.

Charitable affection bloomed them. [Not in use.]

BLOOM, noun [Latin plumbum, lead, properly a lump.]

A mass of iron that has passed the blomary, or undergone the first hammering.

BLOOM'ING, participle present tense Opening in blossoms; flowering; thriving in the health, beauty, and vigor of youth; showing the beauties of youth.

His blooming laurels graced the muse's seat.

BLOOM'INGLY, adverb In a blooming manner.

BLOOM'Y, adjective Full of bloom; flowery; flourishing with the vigor of youth; as a bloomy spray; bloomy beauties.