jodhpur
/ˈd͡ʒɒdpə(ɹ)/
jodhpur is the attributive form of jodhpurs.
Meaning of jodhpurs
Noun
jodhpurs pl (plural only, attributive jodhpur)
- Flared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle.
- "What's the big idea?" Dorothy sprang in beside him, looking very trim and boyish in jodhpurs and dark flannel shirt over which she wore a thin brown sweater.1933, Dorothy Wayne [pseudonym; Noel Everingham Sainsbury], Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings
Proper noun capitalized: Jodhpur
Jodhpur
- A city in Rajasthan, India.
- They marched, jaw-bound against blowing sand, across the salt desert to Jodhpur, where Mahbub and his handsome nephew Habib Ullah did much trading; and then sorrowfully, in European clothes, which he was fast outgrowing, Kim went second-class to St Xavier’s.1900 December – 1901 October, Rudyard Kipling, chapter X, in Kim, London: Macmillan and Co., published 1901, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- Marwar
- A district of Rajasthan, India.
Synonyms of jodhpur
Origin of jodhpur
Named after Jodha of Mandore (1416–1489).
Words formed from jodhpur
Phrases with jodhpur
Questions about jodhpur
- What does jodhpur mean?
- Jodhpur means a city in Rajasthan, India.
- What is jodhpur the attributive form of?
- Jodhpur is the attributive form of jodhpurs.
- What part of speech is jodhpur?
- Jodhpur is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce jodhpur?
- Jodhpur is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɒdpə(ɹ)/.
Words near jodhpur in the dictionary
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