Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Wide-hipped riding pants of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle.
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- noun
Flared riding trousers of heavycloth , fittingtightly fromknee toankle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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“Afghanistan and other troubled lands today cry out for the sort of enlightened foreign administration once provided by self-confident Englishmen in jodhpurs and pith helmets.”
Matthew Yglesias » Boot v. Peres on Arab Peace Initiative 2009
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I have only seen one guy wearing true 'jodhpurs', and he looked a bit of a tit (skintight up to the knee with billowing breeches).
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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On the third day, the weather had reverted to its seasonal norm—chilly, windy, below-zero temperatures—increasing the "riding vibe," with thicker leggings and jodhpurs, flat black-leather riding boots (see Hermès, Cole Haan and Gucci) or sneakers (Prada and Lanvin), heavy woolen pea coats, cashmere scarves (Lora Piana) and Chanel bags.
Springtime in New York Tina Gaudoin 2011
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Suburbia was leisure suits and bell-bottom jeans; I wanted white gloves and pearls, tweed and jodhpurs.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
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Beneath the macs: black leggings or stretch jodhpurs, gray or navy cashmere crew necks and the occasional Chanel or Prada rain hat.
Springtime in New York Tina Gaudoin 2011
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When I came downstairs, she was already dressed in her khaki jodhpurs, crisp white high collared blouse and her riding boots.
Dr. Jane Aronson: Abyssinian Princess on Horseback: Inspiration for all Orphans Dr. Jane Aronson 2011
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Suburbia was leisure suits and bell-bottom jeans; I wanted white gloves and pearls, tweed and jodhpurs.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
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A homespun account of Britain's malaise has done for George Osborne what snaps of taut jodhpurs have done for Jilly Cooper's sales.
Labour and the deficit: Stumbling towards a strategy | Editorial 2011
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The local tourist office lists other accommodation Chris Greenwood, director of Stop Making Sense festival in CroatiaSome riding centres can be snooty if you haven't had your kids in jodhpurs since they stepped out of nappies.
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When I came downstairs, she was already dressed in her khaki jodhpurs, crisp white high collared blouse and her riding boots.
Dr. Jane Aronson: Abyssinian Princess on Horseback: Inspiration for all Orphans Dr. Jane Aronson 2011
treeseed commented on the word jodhpurs
I have been pronouncing this word wrong for at least 50 years. Thank goodness for Wordie
February 4, 2008
sionnach commented on the word jodhpurs
One presumably wears jodhpurs at a gymkhana, an occasion with yet another superfluous 'h'.
February 4, 2008
madmouth commented on the word jodhpurs
not without my elephant gun!
April 23, 2009