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• BLOOM (from A.S. bloma, a flower)

BLOOM (from A.S. bloma, a See also:

• FLOWER (Lat. flos, floris; Fr. fleur)
• FLOWER, SIB

flower) , the blossom of flowering See also:

• PLANTS

plants, or the powdery film on the skin of fresh-picked See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit; hence applied to the See also:

• SURFACE

surface of newly-minted coins or to a cloudy See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance on the See also:

• VARNISH

varnish of See also:

• PAINTING

painting due to moisture; also, in metallurgy, a See also:

• TERM

term used of the rough billets of See also:

• IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron and See also:

• STEEL, FLORA ANNIE (1847– )

steel, which have undergone a preliminary hammering or See also:

• ROLLING

rolling, and are ready for further working .