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    jodhpur
    noun
    jodhpurs, riding breeches cut very full over the hips and tapering at the knees to become tightfitting from the knees to the ankles.
  • Jodhpur
    Jodhpur
    noun
    a former state in NW India, now in Rajasthan.

jodhpur

1 American  
[jod-per] / ˈdʒɒd pər /

noun

  1. (used with a plural verb) jodhpurs, riding breeches cut very full over the hips and tapering at the knees to become tightfitting from the knees to the ankles.

  2. Also called jodhpur shoe,.  Also called jodhpur boot.  an ankle-high shoe for wearing with such breeches, having a strap that encircles the ankle and buckles on the side.


Jodhpur 2 American  
[jod-per, johd-poor] / ˈdʒɒd pər, ˈdʒoʊd pʊər /

noun

  1. Also called Marwar.  a former state in NW India, now in Rajasthan.

  2. a city in central Rajasthan, in NW India.


Jodhpur British  
/ ˌdʒɒdˈpʊə /

noun

  1. a former state of NW India, one of the W Rajputana states: now part of Rajasthan

  2. a walled city in NW India, in W Rajasthan: university (1962). Pop: 846 408 (2001)

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Etymology

Origin of jodhpur

First recorded in 1895–1900; after Jodhpur

Example Sentences

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Shiny red jackets and jodhpur shaped quilted pants were made from a new textile developed through a patented process called Q-Cycling that converts old tires into wearable fibers.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2023

A trend toward a coltish look — short, taut jackets, curving jodhpur pants and riding boots — is galloping through the autumn 2012 Paris season.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2012

“Daytime, on-the-go — and no clothes for the red carpet,” Mr. Maier said backstage to explain suits where a formal jacket partnered low-crotch shorts and a soft jump suit dissolved into wide jodhpur pants.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2010

Written by Nicole Ronsard, 35-ish, an attractive Frenchwoman, the book speaks directly to women who worry about having dimpled flesh, "jodhpur thighs," "saddlebag buttocks" and other imperfections.

From Time Magazine Archive

That would be me, largely because my horsewoman/cowgirl fantasy was squelched at an early age by stiff jodhpur types and gritty Wyoming cowboys who made me feel that my dudeness was terminal.

From Time Magazine Archive