Bloomfield
Leonard, 1887–1949, U.S. linguist and educator.
a city in NE New Jersey.
a town in N Connecticut.
Contemporary Examples
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune Mike Lupica September 12, 2014
The OFF Pocket Is a Pouch That Takes Your Phone Off the Grid Josh Dzieza August 31, 2013
The Hot Food Festival Scoop Katie Workman September 7, 2009
The End of the Detroit Dream Paul Ingrassia January 5, 2010
Historical Examples
Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
The Sailor’s Word-Book William Henry Smyth
The Willoughby Captains Talbot Baines Reed
The Willoughby Captains Talbot Baines Reed
History of American Socialisms John Humphrey Noyes
The Willoughby Captains Talbot Baines Reed
noun
Leonard. 1887–1949, US linguist, influential for his strictly scientific and descriptive approach to comparative linguistics; author of Language (1933)
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the flower of a plant. flowers collectively: the bloom of the cherry tree. state of having the buds opened: The gardens are all in bloom. a flourishing, healthy condition; the time or period of greatest beauty, artistry, etc.: the bloom of youth; the bloom of Romanticism. a glow or flush on the cheek indicative of […]
- Bloomer
a costume for women, advocated about 1850 by Amelia Jenks Bloomer, consisting of a short skirt, loose trousers gathered and buttoned at the ankle, and often a coat and a wide hat. bloomers, (used with a plural verb) loose trousers gathered at the knee, formerly worn by women as part of a gymnasium, riding, or […]
- Bloomery
Metalworking. a hearth for smelting iron in blooms of pasty consistency by means of charcoal. Historical Examples Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot The Long Roll Mary Johnston Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot Popular Technology; Volume 2 Edward Hazen The American Quarterly Review Various The Book of Coniston […]
- Bloomers
a costume for women, advocated about 1850 by Amelia Jenks Bloomer, consisting of a short skirt, loose trousers gathered and buttoned at the ankle, and often a coat and a wide hat. bloomers, (used with a plural verb) loose trousers gathered at the knee, formerly worn by women as part of a gymnasium, riding, or […]
- Bloomfieldian
Linguistics. influenced by, resembling, or deriving from the linguistic theory and the methods of linguistic analysis advocated by Leonard Bloomfield, characterized especially by emphasis on the classification of overt formal features. a Bloomfieldian linguist.