1
: a low shoe laced or tied over the instep
2
: a soft durable cotton or synthetic fabric made in plain or basket weaves
called also oxford cloth
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The looks are familiar — gold-button blazers, oxfords and rugbys — but with the edge of New York City peacocking.
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Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
Anderson layered a white crewneck T-shirt under the functional style and then cuffed them over cozy socks and oxfords.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
With a straight leg, this pair is super versatile to wear with sneakers, oxfords, or sandals.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
On one outing in June, Swift paired lace-up oxfords, crew-length socks and a pleated blue skirt with an oversized light blue and white striped blouse, which appeared to be from The Row, the same brand Swift dons in her The Tortured Poets Department album cover.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
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Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
Anderson layered a white crewneck T-shirt under the functional style and then cuffed them over cozy socks and oxfords.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
With a straight leg, this pair is super versatile to wear with sneakers, oxfords, or sandals.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
On one outing in June, Swift paired lace-up oxfords, crew-length socks and a pleated blue skirt with an oversized light blue and white striped blouse, which appeared to be from The Row, the same brand Swift dons in her The Tortured Poets Department album cover.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
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oxford
noun
ox·ford
ˈäks-fərd 
1
: a low shoe laced over the middle of the foot
2
Geographical Definition
Oxford
geographical name
Ox·ford
ˈäks-fərd
variants
or Medieval Latin Oxonia
city on the Thames River in south central England that is the capital of the county of Oxfordshire and site of the University of Oxford population 160,000
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