a blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud; flowers, collectively.-the opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in bloom.-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 large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further working.