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oxfords

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for oxfords.

Editorial note

You'd think the world would be happy with the old, long-lasting, easily-repaired leather oxfords.

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Definitions4
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Quick take

A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.

noun

An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.

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Other places in England:

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oxfords.

noun

A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.

noun

An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.

noun

Other places in England:

noun

A hamlet in Ancroft parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU0046).

Example sentences

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You'd think the world would be happy with the old, long-lasting, easily-repaired leather oxfords.

2

Button downs (especially oxfords) with very dark wash, slim-fit jeans and brown leather or canvas shoes seems to be what the more fashionable of my coworkers all wear.

3

If you want to go to Oxford and work for Google, there should be more Oxfords and Googles (satellite campuses or subsidiaries, I don’t care).

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It's possible that that's an artifact of the fact that women tend to be more interested in fashion than men, though - I guess I don't really know the difference between Oxfords and boat shoes, so maybe the fact that there's no comparable set of fashion terms for men is because even men don't know the terms for the clothes they might wear.

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Under them, was the caption "Cronkite." In the middle, was a very small pair of oxfords; both left.

Quote examples

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Under them, was the caption "Cronkite." In the middle, was a very small pair of oxfords; both left.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use oxfords in a sentence?

You'd think the world would be happy with the old, long-lasting, easily-repaired leather oxfords.

What does oxfords mean?

A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.

What part of speech is oxfords?

oxfords is commonly used as noun.