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  oxford

  noun

  a low shoe laced over the instep.
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  Oxford

  noun

  1st Earl of. Harley, Robert.

oxford

¹ American  

[oks-ferd] / ˈɒks fərd /

noun

oxfords plural

1. Also called Oxford tie.  Also called Oxford shoe.  a low shoe laced over the instep.

2. Also called oxford cloth.  a cotton or synthetic fabric, in plain, twill, or basket weave, constructed on a pattern of two fine yarns woven as one warpwise and one loosely twisted yarn weftwise, for shirts, skirts, and summer sportswear.

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Oxford ² American  

[oks-ferd] / ˈɒks fərd /

noun

1. 1st Earl of. Harley, Robert.

2. a city in S Oxfordshire, in S England, NW of London: university, founded in 12th century.

3. Oxfordshire.

4. a town in SW Ohio.

5. a town in S Massachusetts.

6. a town in N Mississippi, hometown of William Faulkner.

7. Also called Oxford Down.  one of an English breed of large, hornless sheep, noted for its market lambs and heavy fleece of medium length.

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Oxford ¹ British  

/ ˈɒksfəd /

noun

1. a city in S England, administrative centre of Oxfordshire, at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Cherwell: Royalist headquarters during the Civil War; seat of Oxford University, consisting of 40 separate colleges, the oldest being University College (1249), and Oxford Brookes University (1993); motor-vehicle industry. Pop: 143 016 (2001)

2. Also called: Oxford Down.  a breed of sheep with middle-length wool and a dark brown face and legs

3. a type of stout laced shoe with a low heel

4. a lightweight fabric of plain or twill weave used esp for men's shirts

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Oxford ² British  

/ ˈɒksfəd /

noun

1. 1st Earl of. title of (Robert) Harley

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Noun Inflected Forms

• oxfords
  plural

Etymology

Origin of oxford

1580–90; named after Oxford, the city in S Oxfordshire, England.

Example Sentences

However, Oxford Economics’ Norihiro Yamaguchi said he expects export momentum to ease gradually.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

“Homebuilders continue to offer incentives to buyers to clear some of that inventory,” said Nancy Vanden Houten, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Researchers at the University of Oxford have created a new type of quantum superposition, a phenomenon often associated with the famous Schrödinger's cat thought experiment.

From Science Daily • Jun. 15, 2026

It could also keep Federal Reserve policymakers on “prolonged hold” for most of the year, said Nancy Vanden Houten, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Five. Once I’ve hired an assistant, it'd be four. Cheltenham's a lot closer than Oxford or London or all the places you manage to get to.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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