jodhpurs
Syllables: jodh·purs/ˈd͡ʒɒdpəz//ˈd͡ʒɑdpɚz/
jodhpurs noun: flared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle.
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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
- The man in jodphurs muttered, ‘Is why black people can't get on. You see how these waiters behaving? And they black like hell too, you know.’1957, V. S. Naipaul, The Mystic Masseur, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN
Forms of jodhpurs
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Origin of jodhpurs
1913 (earlier as jodhpur breeches, 1899), from Jodhpur, former state in northwestern India. The city at the heart of the state was founded 1459 by Rao Jodha, a local ruler, and is named for him.
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Questions about jodhpurs
- What does jodhpurs mean?
- Jodhpurs means flared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle.
- What part of speech is jodhpurs?
- Jodhpurs is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jodhpurs?
- Jodhpurs is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɒdpəz/ (UK).
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