oxford B2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈɑksfɚd/ UK /ˈɒksfəd/ See IPA manual Freq #6966 Meanings 1 noun a low shoe laced over the instep They were clad in spotless white, from their duck oxfords to the white ties encircling the open collars of their tennis shirts. Thesaurus Word family Forms oxfords Etymology From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # oxford **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɑksfɚd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒksfəd/ **Frequency rank:** 6966 ## Meanings 1. a low shoe laced over the instep ## Examples - They were clad in spotless white, from their duck oxfords to the white ties encircling the open collars of their tennis shirts. ## Etymology From Middle English Oxenford, Oxneford, from Old English Oxnaford (“Oxford”, literally “oxen's ford”), equivalent to ox + ford. Compare Old Norse Öxnafurða. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown