oxford

¹

[ oks-ferd ]

noun

1. Also called Oxford shoe,. a low shoe laced over the instep.
2. Also called oxford 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

[ oks-ferd ]

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 Oxford Down. one of an English breed of large, hornless sheep, noted for its market lambs and heavy fleece of medium length.

Oxford

¹

/ 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) Oxonian
2. Also calledOxford 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

Oxford

²

/ ˈɒksfəd /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxford¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

From 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.

From 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.

From 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.

From Quartz

Still, Raworth did get her economics degree — as well as a master’s in economics, also from Oxford.

From Freakonomics

Seventy-two adults between the ages of 18 and 50 are participating in the trial, led by the pediatrics department at Oxford.

From The Daily Beast

His Oxford shirts and matching boxers are, needless to say, woven.

From The Daily Beast

His next book is Government against Itself: Public Union Power and Its Consequences (Oxford) due out in January 2015.

From The Daily Beast

But my goodness, even the air around Oxford University is studious.

From The Daily Beast

Denton, who speaks in the clipped cadence of the Oxford-educated Brit he is, has built quite a castle.

From The 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.

From Project Gutenberg

The Ashmolean museum, at Oxford, England, founded for the purpose of receiving the antiquary's "twelve cartloads of rarities."

From Project Gutenberg

A student, showing the Museum at Oxford to a party, among other things produced a rusty sword.

From Project Gutenberg

Robert Harley, earl of Oxford, died; an English statesman and literary character.

From Project Gutenberg

It is but 50 miles from Bristol, and not so much as 100 miles from Oxford, and the coach passes very near this place.

From Project Gutenberg

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