oxford

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

   “Earlier this month a technical glitch involving LTN data resulted in dozens of roads in Oxford incorrectly appearing as closed on satellite navigation devices.”

2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of University of Oxford.
3. An English habitational surname derived from the city in England.
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   “Candace Rivers’ involvement with trucking began, fittingly, on Interstate 20 not far from her hometown of Oxford, Alabama.”

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31. A settlement on Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands.
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34. A town in Waimakariri district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
35. A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.

noun

1. A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.

   “We had to have a young lady assistant to help us work this graft; and I asked Buck if he knew of one to fill the bill. "One," says I, "that is cool and wise and strictly business from her pompadour to her Oxfords. No ex-toe-dancers or gum-chewers or crayon portrait canvassers for this."”

2. (attributive, usually)A type of basket weave cotton fabric used for clothing.

   “I was amazed at the sight of such a medley of things. The newest shapes in straw hats were lying side by side with camp ovens and frying-pans, while flannel and Oxford shirts, together with wideawake felt hats, vests, collars, and ties, kept company with boxes of tea, bags of flour, and ready-tapped barrels of whiskey, rum, and gin.”

3. (Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Oxford scholar.
4. A dictionary published by Oxford University Press, especially the Oxford English Dictionary.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Oxford shirt.

   “[…] slid his pants off, revealing glimpses of red cotton bikinis covered by the tail of his white oxford.”

6. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Oxford marmalade.
7. (alt-of, countable, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (cloth)

   “The other evening I was doing a very grown-up thing, ironing an oxford cloth shirt for work[…].”

8. (alt-of, countable, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (shoe)