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Pontoon definition oxford english dictionary. A soft durable cotton or synthetic fabric made in plain or basket weaves. Called also oxford cloth. Related words and phrases.

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Entry 1 of 2 1. 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. In the latest edition of the world-famous.

It is a lexicographical reference that shows inter-relationships among the data. If a Hispanic person refers to a black person using a racially disparaging term. To holdconductlaunch an enquiry into the affair.

Translation of Oxford from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary Cambridge University Press See the definition of Oxford in the English dictionary. Crime Committing a crime. A low shoe laced or tied over the instep.

Child studies centring on theories of cognition. More than 500 new words phrases and senses have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary this quarter including hate-watch pogonophobia sticky-outy and things arent what they used to be. A type of fairly formal mans shoe usually made of leather that fastens with laces.