Oxford shoe

noun

1. oxford ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oxford shoe¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Besides such numinous musing is dead-eyed observation — for instance, a beloved literary mentor shod in “the kind of tan hybrid of sneaker and Oxford shoe favored by elder-hostlers.”

From Los Angeles Times

But some evidence, including the 1991 discovery of a 1930s woman’s Oxford shoe of the type Earhart wore, and mysterious signals received by nearby boat traffic in the days after her disappearance, have lent support to the so-called “Gardner Island hypothesis.”

From Time

Where else would you hear cheers for the sound of one man’s Oxford shoe tapping against a woodblock, bird chirps, the sound of a jet airliner coming in for a landing or a standing ovation for a live re-creation of one of the oddest sonic conglomerations ever committed to tape, the infamous “Revolution 9”?

From Los Angeles Times

Lads also get a classic Oxford shoe in matte black leather with a polished toe.

From BusinessWeek

Posts on finding the perfect oxford shoe coexist with open letters to Katie Roiphe, the cultural critic who wrote an article for Newsweek last month parsing the “Shades of Grey” best sellers.

From New York Times