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1. (n.) oxford
a low shoe laced over the instep.
2. oxford
Also called oxford cloth. a cotton or synthetic fabric constructed in plain or basket weave and having a lustrous finish and soft hand, used for shirts, blouses, and sportswear.
3. (n.) Oxford
a city in S Oxfordshire, in S England, NW of London: university, founded in 12th century. 132,000.
4. Oxford
Also called Oxford Down. one of an English breed of large sheep.
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1. (noun) Oxford
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
2. (noun) Oxford
a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner
3. (noun) Oxford University, Oxford
a university in England
4. (noun) oxford
a low shoe laced over the instep
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1. Oxford
the county town of Oxfordshire, seat of one of the great English universities and of a bishopric; is on the left bank of the Thames, 52 m. W. of London; it is a city of great beauty, its many collegiate buildings and chapels and other institutions making it the richest of English cities in architectural interest; naturally historical associations abound; here the Mad Parliament met and adopted the Provisions of Oxford in 1258; Latimer and Ridley in 1555, and Cranmer in 1556, were burned in Broad Street; Charles I. made it his head-quarters after the first year of the Civil War; it was the refuge of Parliament during the plague of 1665.
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