Definitions for jodhpurˈdʒɒd pər, ˈdʒoʊd pʊər

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jodh•purˈdʒɒd pər(n.)

  1. jodhpurs, (used with a pl. v.) riding breeches cut very full over the hips and tapering at the knees to become tightfitting from the knees to the ankles.

    Category: Clothing

  2. Also called jodh′pur shoe`, jodh′pur boot`. an ankle-high shoe worn with such breeches, having a strap that encircles the ankle and buckles on the side.

    Category: Clothing

Origin of jodhpur:

1895–1900; after Jodhpur

Jodh•purˈdʒɒd pər, ˈdʒoʊd pʊər(n.)

  1. Category: Geography (places)

    Ref: Also called Marwar.

  2. a city in central Rajasthan, in NW India. 494,000.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. jodhpur, jodhpur boot, jodhpur shoe(noun)

    a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side

Wiktionary

  1. Jodhpur(ProperNoun)

    A city in Rajasthan, India.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Jodhpur

    largest Rajputana State, under British protection since 1818; is backward in government, education, agriculture, and manufactures; tin, lead, and iron are found; salt is made at Sambhar Lake. The state revolted at the Mutiny. Jodhpur (62), the capital, is 350 m. SW. of Delhi, and is connected by rail with Jeypore and Bombay.


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