jodhpurs
Britishplural noun
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riding breeches, loose-fitting around the hips and tight-fitting from the thighs to the ankles
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Also called: jodhpur boots. ankle-length leather riding boots
Etymology
Origin of jodhpurs
C19: from the town Jodhpur
Explanation
Jodhpurs are pants that are close-fitting, especially around the calves, so they fit inside tall riding boots. Horse riders traditionally wear jodhpurs. Giddy up! Jodhpurs were originally loose and baggy around the hips and thighs, inspired by the Indian trousers called the churidar, or churidar pyjamas. Stretchy modern fabrics have resulted in tighter-fitting jodhpurs, often reinforced inside the knee and thigh. These pants are named after the Rajasthani Indian city of Jodhpur.
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Example Sentences
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Just like Chris Eubank Sr did with Nigel Benn during their rivalry in the 1990s, Jr – minus his father's monocle and jodhpurs - seems to know which buttons will inflame an opponent.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
She sometimes appeared at openings in jodhpurs and riding boots — a sartorial flourish that spoke to her equal fondness for the equestrian life.
From Washington Post ● May 20, 2022
How does Rose’s most elaborate get-up — gray-green jodhpurs and a pink satin cowboy shirt — advance her status as an outsider at the ranch?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
For the game, the Duke of Sussex wore a white and turquoise jersey top with white jodhpurs.
From Fox News ● Aug. 20, 2021
He wore khaki jodhpurs though he had never ridden a horse in his life.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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