oxford

See also: Oxford

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: äks'fərd, IPA(key): /ˈɑksfɚd/
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ŏks'fəd, IPA(key): /ˈɒksfəd/
  • (file)

Noun

oxford (countable and uncountable, plural oxfords)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (cloth)
    • 2007, March 17, “Nicholas Kulish”, in How Close Is Too Close to Shane MacGowan and the Pogues?:
      The other evening I was doing a very grown-up thing, ironing an oxford cloth shirt for work [] .
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (shoe)

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