oxford
noun
a low shoe laced over the instep.
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oxford
1 American
[oks-ferd]
/ ˈɒks fərd /
noun
oxfords
plural
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Also called Oxford tie. Also called Oxford shoe. a low shoe laced over the instep.
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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.
Oxford
2
American
[oks-ferd]
/ ˈɒks fərd /
noun
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1st Earl of. Harley, Robert.
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a city in S Oxfordshire, in S England, NW of London: university, founded in 12th century.
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a town in SW Ohio.
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a town in S Massachusetts.
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a town in N Mississippi, hometown of William Faulkner.
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Also called Oxford Down. one of an English breed of large, hornless sheep, noted for its market lambs and heavy fleece of medium length.
Oxford
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British
/ ˈɒksfəd /
noun
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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)
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Also called: Oxford Down. a breed of sheep with middle-length wool and a dark brown face and legs
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a type of stout laced shoe with a low heel
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a lightweight fabric of plain or twill weave used esp for men's shirts
Oxford
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/ ˈɒksfəd /
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Etymology
Origin of oxford
1580–90; named after Oxford, the city in S Oxfordshire, England.
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Products arriving earlier than normal are so-called core items, such as oxford shirts, polo tops and sweaters, rather than seasonal items, CFO Picicci said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
And then I think the Goodfight element is that the vest is actually built into the oxford in one piece.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
Genevieve White Carter and Cy Carter, married interior designers who live in St. James, New York, designed a home Venice, California, where they color-matched a Murphy bed’s unit to a pink oxford shirt.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
The family lived in Allentown, Penn., a former iron town where Browne’s mother, Bernice, a lawyer, sent her seven children to Catholic schools that required uniforms of oxford shirts, navy blazers and leather shoes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
The sleeves of his striped oxford shirt lay rolled to his elbows so that the hairs on his forearms showed; his back formed a long hard wedge of muscle against which his suspenders rode tautly.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
The findings were announced in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
“The U.S.-Israel war with Iran threw a major curveball at the economy,” wrote lead U.S. economist Bernard Yaros of Oxford Economics.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Excluding the Irish figure, industrial production rose 0.3%, according to Iain Simmons, an economist at Oxford Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Scientists at the University of Oxford started developing the vaccine eight weeks ago when a public health emergency was declared on 17 May.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Mrs. Carpenter brought the latest Oxford Times out from under the counter and folded it back to an inside page before holding it out for Malcolm to see.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
A silk scarf swaddles her cotton white hair as she sports a random T-shirt layered with one of my late grandfather’s button-up oxfords, loosely fitting khakis and mud-caked Crocs.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022
Starting Friday through Feb. 11, Esquivel’s hand-burnished leather boots, mules and oxfords will be up to 80% off, and prices will start around $125.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2018
The cheerleader dressed as a pillar of moral rectitude: colorful hair bows, an ankle-length skirt, and saddle oxfords.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2017
She wore a bright kelly green coat, a white blouse, low-heeled oxfords, and a red skirt, which she took off to wrap around the baby.
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2017
I sit at the end of the pew, next to Suesetta, who is wearing a navy-blue skirt, a white starched shirt, saddle oxfords, and bobby socks.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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