jodhpur
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(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.
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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.
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Also called Marwar. a former state in NW India, now in Rajasthan.
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a city in central Rajasthan, in NW India.
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a former state of NW India, one of the W Rajputana states: now part of Rajasthan
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a walled city in NW India, in W Rajasthan: university (1962). Pop: 846 408 (2001)
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.
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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.
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