jodhpur
noun
plural
: riding breeches cut full through the hips and close-fitting from knee to ankle
called also jodhpur boot
Examples of jodhpur in a Sentence
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
Silk corsets were worn with jodhpur trousers, and sheer babydoll dresses offered an after-hours flouncy, femininity.
—Washington Post, 16 June 2019
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“Jodhpur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jodhpur. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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jodhpur
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Jodhpur
geographical name
Note: The city of Jodhpur served as the capital of the former state of Jodhpur.
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