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
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
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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.
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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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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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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
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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