/oks"feuhrd/ , n.
1. Also called Oxford shoe, Oxford tie . a low shoe laced over the instep.
2. Also called oxford cloth . a cotton or synthetic fabric, in plain, twill, or basket weave, constructed on a pattern of two fine yarns woven as one warpwise and one loosely twisted yarn weftwise, for shirts, skirts, and summer sportswear.
[ 1580-90; named after OXFORD (def. 2) ]