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oxford

[oks-ferd] / ˈɒks fərd /


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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.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025

“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.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023

The family lived in Allentown, Penn., a former iron town where Browne’s mother, Bernice, a lawyer, sent her seven children to Catholic schools that required uniforms of oxford shirts, navy blazers and leather shoes.

From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2022

Johnson sported an airy patterned green top and shorts with slingback oxford shoes, a tote bag, snapback and oversized sunglasses.

From Fox News ● Jul. 25, 2021

The sleeves of his striped oxford shirt lay rolled to his elbows so that the hairs on his forearms showed; his back formed a long hard wedge of muscle against which his suspenders rode tautly.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

Omama was surprised when they sent a 92-year-old Austrian Holocaust survivor sharply dressed in leather oxfords and a felt hat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2021

The cheerleader dressed as a pillar of moral rectitude: colorful hair bows, an ankle-length skirt, and saddle oxfords.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2017

Embossed ankle boots and pine-green suede pumps have wood-grain block heels, and lug-sole oxfords feature chunky two-inch heels.

From Washington Post ● May 26, 2017

She wore a bright kelly green coat, a white blouse, low-heeled oxfords, and a red skirt, which she took off to wrap around the baby.

From The Guardian ● May 4, 2017

I sit at the end of the pew, next to Suesetta, who is wearing a navy-blue skirt, a white starched shirt, saddle oxfords, and bobby socks.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson




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