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oxford

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[oks-ferd]

noun

  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.



Oxford

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[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 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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/ ˈɒə /

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: 143016 (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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Oxford

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/ ˈɒə /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oxford1

1580–90; named after Oxford, the city in S Oxfordshire, England.
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And then I think the Goodfight element is that the vest is actually built into the oxford in one piece.

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“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.

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The writer, producer and host Avery Trufelman has a grand theory about why the same basic clothing items — oxford button-downs, chunky sweaters, pressed chinos — have remained wardrobe staples for the last half-century.

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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.

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He found businessmen attired in crisp white shirts, slim-fitting suits and oxford shoes.

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