Oxford shoe

noun

A type of leather shoe with lacing seamlessly integrated into the vamp, giving it a formal appearance.

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Meanings

nounOxford shoe (plural Oxford shoes)

plural Oxford shoes

  1. A type of leather shoe with lacing seamlessly integrated into the vamp, giving it a formal appearance.

    Synonyms: Oxford

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of leather shoe with lacing seamlessly integrated into the vamp, giving it a formal appearance.

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Origin

Named after Oxford University.

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Translations

Bulgarian оксфордка, обувка Оксфорд
  • оксфордка (oksfordka)style of shoe
  • обувка Оксфорд (obuvka Oksford)style of shoe
Finnish Oxford-kenkä
  • Oxford-kenkästyle of shoe
French Richelieu, richelieu
  • Richelieustyle of shoe
  • richelieustyle of shoe
Portuguese sapato Oxford
  • sapato Oxfordstyle of shoe
Russian о́ксфордская ту́фля
  • о́ксфордская ту́фля (óksfordskaja túflja)style of shoe
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APA

Oxford shoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oxford%20shoe

MLA

“Oxford shoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oxford%20shoe. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oxford shoe,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oxford%20shoe.

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