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[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

He found businessmen attired in crisp white shirts, slim-fitting suits and oxford shoes.

From New York Times Oct. 15, 2022

He had swapped his signature orange Crocs for black ones, and wore a blue oxford shirt, a zippered pullover, a blue sport coat and gray slacks.

From Seattle Times May 9, 2022

Wearing a snap-brim straw hat, dark glasses, and an unconstructed jacket; a beige, un-pressed dress shirt; jeans; and nondescript oxford shoes, Dean was obviously not into fashion.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 10, 2021

He’s dressed in a perfectly tailored white collar shirt rolled up to his elbows and with two of the top buttons casually undone, a pair of lean, dark trousers, and deep scarlet oxford shoes.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Wednesday’s custom, black-striped school uniform has made a convincing argument for modesty with her mid-calf length pleated skirt and functional chunky-sole Prada oxfords.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2023

A silk scarf swaddles her cotton white hair as she sports a random T-shirt layered with one of my late grandfather’s button-up oxfords, loosely fitting khakis and mud-caked Crocs.

From Washington Post May 3, 2022

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

From Slate Dec. 22, 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

The woman in the oxfords clucked her tongue.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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