oxfords

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      oxfords

      1. A dress-casual to formal style of lace-up shoes.
        • 1908, O. Henry, A Tempered Wind
          We had to have a young lady assistant to help us work this graft; and I asked Buck if he knew of one to fill the bill.
          "One," says I, "that is cool and wise and strictly business from her pompadour to her Oxfords. No ex-toe-dancers or gum-chewers or crayon portrait canvassers for this."

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