oxford
noun
a low shoe laced over the instep.
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oxford
1 American
[oks-ferd]
/ ˈɒks fərd /
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oxfords
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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
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American
[oks-ferd]
/ ˈɒks fərd /
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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 /
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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
“If I’m having a cotton oxford shirt cleaned, I just ask for the men’s option, especially if the pricing is posted,” she says.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
Johnson sported an airy patterned green top and shorts with slingback oxford shoes, a tote bag, snapback and oversized sunglasses.
From Fox News ● Jul. 25, 2021
Children’s clothing brand Janie and Jack, part of the Gap Inc. brands, has oxford and check and oxford and striped mask two-packs for $12 for kids ages 2 and older at janieandjack.com.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2020
Mom forced me and Charlie to wear white button-down oxford shirts tucked into jeans, while she, Nana, and Zooey wore white sundresses.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
The "joint intervention in late July had a short-lived impact on the yen but has increased pressure on the BoJ to accelerate the pace of rate hikes", said Shigeto Nagai, an analyst at Oxford Economics.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Although the likelihood of a rate increase has certainly gone up in recent weeks, Michael Pearce, chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics, said the September decision could still go either way.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
He’s a policy-driven intellectual with degrees from Oxford and the London School of Economics, long identified with the “soft left” of the British Labour Party.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The effect of higher energy prices had a very small impact on core inflation in the second quarter, said Grace Zwemmer of Oxford Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
In 1630 Thomas Hobbes, who had received a conventional humanistic and scholastic education at Oxford, came across a copy of Euclid’s Elements ‘in a gentleman’s library’ in Geneva.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Wednesday’s custom, black-striped school uniform has made a convincing argument for modesty with her mid-calf length pleated skirt and functional chunky-sole Prada oxfords.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
The couple, who met at Florida State University and now live in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., instead made wedding-branded socks available for anyone wishing to toss off their uncomfortable heels or oxfords.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2018
His models tramped through the forest in tweed suits with metallic gold over-the-knee boots and black-and-gold oxfords.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 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
I offer to let Mami sell my brown oxfords and old-fashioned jumpers I don’t like.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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