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noun
  1. a low shoe laced over the instep.
  2. 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.
noun
  1. Harley, Robert.
  2. a city in S Oxfordshire, in S England, NW of London: university, founded in 12th century.
  3. Oxfordshire.
  4. a town in SW Ohio.
  5. a town in S Massachusetts.
  6. a town in N Mississippi, hometown of William Faulkner.
  7. one of an English breed of large, hornless sheep, noted for its market lambs and heavy fleece of medium length.
noun
  1. a city in S England, administrative centre of Oxfordshire, at the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Cherwell: Royalist headquarters during the Civil War; seat of Oxford University, consisting of 40 separate colleges, the oldest being University College (1249), and Oxford Brookes University (1993); motor-vehicle industry. Pop: 143 016 (2001)
  2. a breed of sheep with middle-length wool and a dark brown face and legs
  3. a type of stout laced shoe with a low heel
  4. a lightweight fabric of plain or twill weave used esp for men's shirts
noun
  1. 1st Earl of. title of (Robert) Harley
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