jodhpur

noun

jodh·​pur ˈjäd-(ˌ)pər How to pronounce jodhpur (audio)
1
jodhpurs ˈjäd-(ˌ)pərz How to pronounce jodhpur (audio) 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 With a uniform consisting of a sleek riding jacket, jodhpurs, and knee-high boots, horseback riding boasts some of the more stylish garb, meeting right in the middle of athleticism and fashion. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 June 2024 Lee sauntered over to stand in front of the Prince, wearing wide khaki jodhpurs tucked into black riding boots, a polo shirt and a flight vest. Susan Tate Ankeny, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024 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

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Word History

Etymology

Jodhpur, India

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of jodhpur was in 1899

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Cite this Entry

“Jodhpur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jodhpur. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

jodhpur

noun
jodh·​pur ˈjäd-pər How to pronounce jodhpur (audio)
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 How to pronounce Jodhpur (audio)
-ˌpu̇r
1
or Marwar 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.

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