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jodhpurs

jodhpurs

2 8.8
Trousers wide at the hips and tight from the knee to the ankle for horse riding
  • noun
  • /ˈjädˌpərz/
: jodhpurs
  • He wore a pair of jodhpurs and tall leather boots for the riding competition.

Examples

  • Her grandfather kept his old jodhpurs as a reminder of his days as a cavalry officer.

  • The shop specializes in equestrian gear, including jodhpurs, jackets, and helmets.

  • She wore jodhpurs during her riding lesson.

  • He prefers to ride in jodhpurs for comfort.

  • He wore a pair of jodhpurs and tall leather boots for the riding competition.

  • The shop specializes in equestrian gear, including jodhpurs, jackets, and helmets.

  • She wore jodhpurs during her riding lesson.

Synonyms

trousers
vsjodhpurs
108 1.0

Clothes worn on the lower body with separate parts for each leg

is a specialised riding style with flared hips and a snug lower fit
pair of trousers
vsjodhpurs
  • UK
46 1.1

Clothes that cover your lower body from the waist to the ankles with separate legs

is a specialised riding style with flared hips and a snug lower fit
riding breeches
vsjodhpurs
1 8.0

Trousers wide at the hips and tight below the knee worn for riding horses

is tight down to the ankle rather than ending around the calves
jodhpur breeches
vsjodhpurs
1 9.9

Trousers wide at the hips and tight from the knee to the ankle for horse riding

is the traditional term for the same riding leg garment

How Fitted

skinny jeans
  • UK
14 2.1
jodhpurs
2 8.8
breeches
  • Archaic
6 9.9
trousers
108 1.0

Surface Forms

jodhpurs singular
jodhpurs plural

Etymology

Jodhpurs comes from the Indian city Jodhpur, where riders wore a special kind of trousers that were wide at the hips and tight from the knee to the ankle. A helpful way to remember it is to think of 'pants from Jodhpur' made for horse riding, so jodhpurs today means those riding trousers with a flared hip and a snug lower leg.