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oxford

Definition for oxford

noun as in boot

Strongest match

footwear

Strong matches

brogan, galoshes, waders, waters

Weak matches

mukluk, snow shoes

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At the milliner’s shop, she chose a bonnet to match the dress, and at the shoemaker’s, a pair of sturdy oxfords that would do nicely for the fall weather.

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Products arriving earlier than normal are so-called core items, such as oxford shirts, polo tops and sweaters, rather than seasonal items, CFO Picicci said.

And then I think the Goodfight element is that the vest is actually built into the oxford in one piece.

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“If I’m having a cotton oxford shirt cleaned, I just ask for the men’s option, especially if the pricing is posted,” she says.

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The writer, producer and host Avery Trufelman has a grand theory about why the same basic clothing items — oxford button-downs, chunky sweaters, pressed chinos — have remained wardrobe staples for the last half-century.

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