oxford

[ oks-ferd ]

/ ˈɒks fərd /

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noun

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

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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Origin of oxford

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

Words nearby oxford

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Other definitions for oxford (2 of 2)

Oxford

[ oks-ferd ]

/ ˈɒks fərd /

noun

1st Earl of. Harley, Robert.

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

Oxfordshire.

a town in SW Ohio.

a town in S Massachusetts.

a town in N Mississippi, hometown of William Faulkner.

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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Scientists at Oxford’s Jenner Institute, in publishing results of their Phase 1 human clinical trial, noted that they had tested blood samples on four different types of assay, and while the results correlated, the titers varied widely.
Scientists to Wall Street: You don’t really understand how COVID vaccine tests work|Jeremy Kahn|August 24, 2020|Fortune
Oxford stepped forward and said it would offer nonexclusive, royalty-free licenses for its vaccine, meaning multiple parties could sell it at a low cost.
Oxford’s COVID vaccine deal with AstraZeneca raises concerns about access and pricing|lbelanger225|August 24, 2020|Fortune
Johnson & Johnson has said that it favors a single shot approach, but—like Sinopharm, Moderna, Pfizer, and Oxford—it will likely administer its vaccines in two doses.
A Chinese company says its vaccine will be ready by December—but it won’t be cheap|Grady McGregor|August 22, 2020|Fortune
Economists at the universities of Oxford, Zurich, and Cambridge looked into the UK furlough program, which supports one-third of the country’s workforce, accounting for more than 9 million jobs, furloughed by mid-June 2020.
Furloughed Brits got paid not to work—but two-thirds of them worked anyway|Cassie Werber|August 18, 2020|Quartz

Still, Raworth did get her economics degree — as well as a master’s in economics, also from Oxford.
Is Economic Growth the Wrong Goal? (Ep. 429)|Stephen J. Dubner|August 13, 2020|Freakonomics
Seventy-two adults between the ages of 18 and 50 are participating in the trial, led by the pediatrics department at Oxford.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His Oxford shirts and matching boxers are, needless to say, woven.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His next book is Government against Itself: Public Union Power and Its Consequences (Oxford) due out in January 2015.
How Public Sector Unions Divide the Democrats|Daniel DiSalvo|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But my goodness, even the air around Oxford University is studious.
Biking With the Bard|Kara Cutruzzula|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Denton, who speaks in the clipped cadence of the Oxford-educated Brit he is, has built quite a castle.
The Gospel According to Nick Denton—What Next For The Gawker Founder?|Lloyd Grove|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A copy of Tendall's testament sold at Oxford for 20 guineas, supposed to be the only copy of that edition unburned by Tonstall.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The Ashmolean museum, at Oxford, England, founded for the purpose of receiving the antiquary's "twelve cartloads of rarities."
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
A student, showing the Museum at Oxford to a party, among other things produced a rusty sword.
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Robert Harley, earl of Oxford, died; an English statesman and literary character.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
It is but 50 miles from Bristol, and not so much as 100 miles from Oxford, and the coach passes very near this place.
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British Dictionary definitions for oxford (1 of 2)

Oxford¹

/ (ˈɒksfəd) /

noun

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)Related word: Oxonian

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

a type of stout laced shoe with a low heel

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

British Dictionary definitions for oxford (2 of 2)

Oxford²

/ (ˈɒksfəd) /

noun

1st Earl of. title of (Robert) Harley

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