riding habit
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of riding habit
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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A splendid full-length portrait shows Henrietta Maria in a lustrous blue riding habit, with her dwarf, Jeffrey Hudson, in red, next to an enormous swag of yellow-gold brocade.
From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2016
She went out on horseback wearing a tartan riding habit, lace at her throat, a fighting man's blue bonnet on her head and a brace of pistols at her waist.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2012
Ms. Mack is exquisite, dressed strikingly by Erin Murphy in riding habit and crop; Mr. Wilson has matinee idol charisma.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2010
Example: heavy "riding habit" skirts that weigh six pounds.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was cheerful—jubilant, really—and her mood improved when the servants coiled her braided hair onto the back of her head and dressed her in a surprisingly fine riding habit that concealed her miserably thin form.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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