jodhpur

noun

jodh·​pur ˈjäd-(ˌ)pər 

1

jodhpurs ˈjäd-(ˌ)pərz  plural : riding breeches cut full through the hips and close-fitting from knee to ankle

2

: an ankle-high boot fastened with a strap that is buckled at the side

called also jodhpur boot

Examples of jodhpur in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Carrington wore corduroy trousers and jodhpurs, and styled her hair in a short, blunt bob that threatened to obscure her face. —Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023

Clockwise from top left: Influencer Mary Leest; Loro Piana’s fall jodhpurs; Maya Hawke; a Paris fashion week guest in Loewe; David Bowie; Lucille Ball; a look from Y/Project’s fall collection; a French fashion plate from c. 1902; Yosemite Sam; actor Tina Kunakey in Alaïa. —Ann Binlot, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2023

This ankle boot from Saint Laurent is technically a jodhpur boot. —Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 28 July 2021

Voluminous studded jodhpurs opened up at the bottom cut a beautiful silhouette . —Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2020

And voluminous studded jodhpurs that opened up at the bottom cut a beautiful silhouette. —Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2020

Shahid has an image of her, striding out onto her balcony in Lucknow in jodhpurs and riding boots, slapping her thigh with a crop. —Ellen Barry, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2019

Silk corsets were worn with jodhpur trousers, and sheer babydoll dresses offered an after-hours flouncy, femininity. —Washington Post, 16 June 2019

Trousers were pleated with a jodhpur curve at the thigh and secured with elastic at the ankle, while safari shorts were cross-fertilized with ribbed knit leggings. —Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2018

Word History

Etymology

Jodhpur, India

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

jodhpur

noun

jodh·​pur ˈjäd-pər 

1

plural : riding breeches loose above the knee and tight-fitting below

2

: an ankle-high boot fastened with a strap that is buckled at the side

Geographical Definition

Jodhpur

geographical name

Jodh·​pur ˈjäd-pər 

-ˌpu̇r

1

or Marwar

ˈmär-ˌwär 

former state of northwestern India bordering on the Thar Desert and the Rann of Kachchh, since 1949 part of the state of Rajasthan

2

city in the state of Rajasthan, northwestern India population 1,138,000

Note: The city of Jodhpur served as the capital of the former state of Jodhpur.