jodhpur
[ jod-per ]
/ ˈdʒɒd pər /
noun
jodhpurs, (used with a plural verb)
riding breeches cut very full over the hips and tapering at the knees to become tightfitting from the knees to the ankles.
Also called jodhpur shoe, jodhpur boot.
an ankle-high shoe for wearing with such breeches, having a strap that encircles the ankle and buckles on the side.
Compare chukka boot.
Origin of jodhpur
First recorded in 1895–1900; after
Jodhpur
Words nearby jodhpur
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jocularity,
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Definition for jodhpurs (2 of 2)
Jodhpur
[ jod-per; locally johd-poo r ]
/ ˈdʒɒd pər; locally ˈdʒoʊd pʊər /
noun
Also called Marwar.
a former state in NW India, now in Rajasthan.
a city in central Rajasthan, in NW India.
Example sentences from the Web for jodhpurs
She is also a veteran steeplechase jockey who had to put weights in her jodhpurs to keep her mount on the horse.
Dorothy slipped the compact into a pocket of her jodhpurs and got to her feet.
Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings |Dorothy WayneDeterminedly she transferred the small revolver from its holster to a pocket of the jodhpurs she was wearing.
Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane |Dorothy WayneHe was clad in jodhpurs and boots and an old tweed coat, with a brilliant blue stock at his throat.
Empire |Clifford Donald Simak
British Dictionary definitions for jodhpurs (1 of 2)
jodhpurs
/ (ˈdʒɒdpəz) /
pl n
riding breeches, loose-fitting around the hips and tight-fitting from the thighs to the ankles
Also called: jodhpur boots
ankle-length leather riding boots
Word Origin for jodhpurs
C19: from the town
Jodhpur
British Dictionary definitions for jodhpurs (2 of 2)
Jodhpur
/ (ˌdʒɒdˈpʊə) /
noun
a former state of NW India, one of the W Rajputana states: now part of Rajasthan
a walled city in NW India, in W Rajasthan: university (1962). Pop: 846 408 (2001)