"oxford" meaning in English

See oxford in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑksfɚd/ [General-American], /ˈɒksfəd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-uk-Oxford.ogg Forms: oxfords [plural]
enPR: äks'fərd [General-American], ŏks'fəd [Received-Pronunciation] Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} oxford (countable and uncountable, plural oxfords)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (cloth) Tags: alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Oxford (extra: cloth) Categories (topical): Fabrics, Footwear
    Sense id: en-oxford-en-noun-xYYAappz Disambiguation of Fabrics: 50 50 Disambiguation of Footwear: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Oxford (shoe) Tags: alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Oxford (extra: shoe) Categories (topical): Fabrics, Footwear
    Sense id: en-oxford-en-noun-ti48XKs2 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 50 50 Disambiguation of Footwear: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: saddle oxford

Inflected forms

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