Oxford bluen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌɒksfəd ˈbluː/, U.S.

/ˌɑksfərd ˈblu/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Oxford , blue n.

Etymology: < the name of Oxford (see Oxford n.) + blue n.

A. n.

1. In plural. The Royal Horse Guards (see Blues and Royals n. at blue adj. and n. Phrases 11). Now historical.So called because their first colonel was Aubrey de Vere (1626–1703), 20th Earl of Oxford.

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society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > cavalry > horse-guards

horse guards1661

Oxford blues1766

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > named companies, regiments, etc. > [noun] > British

Ulsters1649

Scots Guardsa1675

fusilier1680

guards1682

Scots Dragoons1689

Scots Fusiliers1689

Inniskilling1715

Scots Greys1728

blue1737

Black Watch1739

Oxford blues1766

green linnets1793

Grenadiers1800

slashers1802

the Buffs1806

tartan1817

Gay Gordons1823

cheesemongers1824

Green Jacket1824

The Bays1837

RHA1837

dirty half-hundred1841

die-hard1844

lifeguard1849

cherry-picker1865

lancer-regiment1868

cheeses1877

Territorial Regiment1877

the Sweeps1879

dirty shirts1887

Scottish Rifles1888

shiner1891

Yorkshire1898

imperials1899

Irish guards1902

Hampshires1904

BEF1914

Old Contemptibles1915

contemptibles1917

Tank Corps1917

the Tins1918

skins1928

pioneer corps1939

red devils1943

Blues and Royals1968

U.D.R.1969

1766 J. Wesley Jrnl. 16 July in Wks. (1993) XXII. 50 A whole troop of the Oxford Blues..kept them in awe.

1892 Dict. National Biogr. XI. 214/2 Afterwards he appears to have been a subaltern in the Earl of Oxford's..regiment of horse, the Oxford Blues.

1916 C. E. Sears Gleanings Old Shaker Jrnls. xii. 68 Father William Lee had been an officer of the horse in the king's royal guard, belonging to a volunteer regiment called the Oxford Blues.

a. A dark shade of blue, adopted as the colour of Oxford University.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > dark blue

bicec1430

navy blue1780

marine blue1803

midnight blue1810

Adelaide1831

Oxford blue1842

butcher's blue1851

gros bleu1870

marine1871

gendarme blue1884

navy1884

butcher1892

matelot1927

1842 Sydney Herald 11 Jan. 3/3 (advt.) Oxford blue, and brown Buggy Whips.

1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green x. 88 A neck-tie of Oxford-blue from Randall's.

1875 All Year Round 20 Feb. 444/2 The hues peculiar to the best period of Sèvres were gros-blue, a dark heavy Oxford blue.

2002 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 23 Mar. l3 Each suite is carefully painted in unusual colours, ranging from an Oxford blue to flamingo pink to restful cinnamon.

b. A person who has represented Oxford University at the highest level in a particular sport, esp. in a match against Cambridge University. Also: an award for this. Cf. blue n. 15.

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society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > at college or university

Oxford blue1842

Dark Blue1852

Light Blue1852

Cambridge blue1867

blue1870

colour1881

Orangeman1908

JV1922

redshirt1955

1842 Observer 13 June 1/5 The Cantabs..dropped further astern than they had been heretofore, for at Cadogan pier the ‘Oxford Blues’ had increased their advantage to five lengths.

1868 Sporting Gaz. 25 July 686/2 They played a strong team of gentleman cricketers, there being two old ‘Oxford Blues’ on their side.

1948 Aeronautics Dec. 32 Miss Curtis said she went in for the race for the sport of it. This is not surprising for she was an Oxford Blue for tennis, lacrosse, and fencing.

1985 J. P. Scott in D. A. Dewsbury Leaders in Stud. Animal Behavior xvi. 399 I had also earned an Oxford ‘Blue’ by running the 100-yard dash against Cambridge.

2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 May 28/2 An Oxford Blue himself, Bryant emphasizes how the history of the race to the four-minute mile is intimately bound up with England's oldest university.

B. adj.

Of an Oxford blue colour.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > dark blue

blewebis1330

sloe-blue1795

Oxford blue1856

navy blue1859

coal blue1861

marine blue1873

lead-blue1882

navy1896

1856 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green iii. xi. 105 [He] had distractedly occupied himself in looking at his watch to see if it was twelve o'clock; in arranging his Oxford-blue tie; [etc.].

1886 Times 4 Oct. 7/2 The men wear..red sashes, Oxford blue jackets, and scarlet skull-caps.

1923 J. Joyce Let. 26 Feb. (1966) III. 72 The smaller Oxford blue volume.

1959 M. Gilbert Blood & Judgement xvii. 176 He picked up a thin, Oxford-blue folder.

2002 Bristol Evening Post (Nexis) 28 Aug. 13 It's a genuine Wall's ice cream bike in the original Oxford blue livery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oxford blue
释义	Oxford bluen.adj. Brit. /ˌɒksfəd ˈbluː/, U.S. /ˌɑksfərd ˈblu/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Oxford , blue n. Etymology: < the name of Oxford (see Oxford n.) + blue n. A. n. 1. In plural. The Royal Horse Guards (see Blues and Royals n. at blue adj. and n. Phrases 11). Now historical.So called because their first colonel was Aubrey de Vere (1626–1703), 20th Earl of Oxford. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > branch of army > [noun] > cavalry > horse-guards horse guards1661 Oxford blues1766 society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > named companies, regiments, etc. > [noun] > British Ulsters1649 Scots Guardsa1675 fusilier1680 guards1682 Scots Dragoons1689 Scots Fusiliers1689 Inniskilling1715 Scots Greys1728 blue1737 Black Watch1739 Oxford blues1766 green linnets1793 Grenadiers1800 slashers1802 the Buffs1806 tartan1817 Gay Gordons1823 cheesemongers1824 Green Jacket1824 The Bays1837 RHA1837 dirty half-hundred1841 die-hard1844 lifeguard1849 cherry-picker1865 lancer-regiment1868 cheeses1877 Territorial Regiment1877 the Sweeps1879 dirty shirts1887 Scottish Rifles1888 shiner1891 Yorkshire1898 imperials1899 Irish guards1902 Hampshires1904 BEF1914 Old Contemptibles1915 contemptibles1917 Tank Corps1917 the Tins1918 skins1928 pioneer corps1939 red devils1943 Blues and Royals1968 U.D.R.1969 1766 J. Wesley Jrnl. 16 July in Wks. (1993) XXII. 50 A whole troop of the Oxford Blues..kept them in awe. 1892 Dict. National Biogr. XI. 214/2 Afterwards he appears to have been a subaltern in the Earl of Oxford's..regiment of horse, the Oxford Blues. 1916 C. E. Sears Gleanings Old Shaker Jrnls. xii. 68 Father William Lee had been an officer of the horse in the king's royal guard, belonging to a volunteer regiment called the Oxford Blues. 2. a. A dark shade of blue, adopted as the colour of Oxford University. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > dark blue bicec1430 navy blue1780 marine blue1803 midnight blue1810 Adelaide1831 Oxford blue1842 butcher's blue1851 gros bleu1870 marine1871 gendarme blue1884 navy1884 butcher1892 matelot1927 1842 Sydney Herald 11 Jan. 3/3 (advt.) Oxford blue, and brown Buggy Whips. 1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green x. 88 A neck-tie of Oxford-blue from Randall's. 1875 All Year Round 20 Feb. 444/2 The hues peculiar to the best period of Sèvres were gros-blue, a dark heavy Oxford blue. 2002 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 23 Mar. l3 Each suite is carefully painted in unusual colours, ranging from an Oxford blue to flamingo pink to restful cinnamon. b. A person who has represented Oxford University at the highest level in a particular sport, esp. in a match against Cambridge University. Also: an award for this. Cf. blue n. 15. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > at college or university Oxford blue1842 Dark Blue1852 Light Blue1852 Cambridge blue1867 blue1870 colour1881 Orangeman1908 JV1922 redshirt1955 1842 Observer 13 June 1/5 The Cantabs..dropped further astern than they had been heretofore, for at Cadogan pier the ‘Oxford Blues’ had increased their advantage to five lengths. 1868 Sporting Gaz. 25 July 686/2 They played a strong team of gentleman cricketers, there being two old ‘Oxford Blues’ on their side. 1948 Aeronautics Dec. 32 Miss Curtis said she went in for the race for the sport of it. This is not surprising for she was an Oxford Blue for tennis, lacrosse, and fencing. 1985 J. P. Scott in D. A. Dewsbury Leaders in Stud. Animal Behavior xvi. 399 I had also earned an Oxford ‘Blue’ by running the 100-yard dash against Cambridge. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 May 28/2 An Oxford Blue himself, Bryant emphasizes how the history of the race to the four-minute mile is intimately bound up with England's oldest university. B. adj. Of an Oxford blue colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > dark blue blewebis1330 sloe-blue1795 Oxford blue1856 navy blue1859 coal blue1861 marine blue1873 lead-blue1882 navy1896 1856 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green iii. xi. 105 [He] had distractedly occupied himself in looking at his watch to see if it was twelve o'clock; in arranging his Oxford-blue tie; [etc.]. 1886 Times 4 Oct. 7/2 The men wear..red sashes, Oxford blue jackets, and scarlet skull-caps. 1923 J. Joyce Let. 26 Feb. (1966) III. 72 The smaller Oxford blue volume. 1959 M. Gilbert Blood & Judgement xvii. 176 He picked up a thin, Oxford-blue folder. 2002 Bristol Evening Post (Nexis) 28 Aug. 13 It's a genuine Wall's ice cream bike in the original Oxford blue livery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1766
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