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Oxford bags is a noun.
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WHAT DOES OXFORD BAGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Oxford bags

Oxford bags were a loose-fitting baggy form of trousers favoured by members of the University of Oxford, especially undergraduates, in England during the early 20th century from the 1920s to around the 1950s. The style had a more general influence outside the University, including in America, but has been somewhat out of fashion since then. The style supposedly originated from a ban in 1924 on the wearing of knickers by Oxford undergraduates at lectures. The bagginess allowed knickers to be hidden underneath easily. The style was commonly thought to have been invented by Harold Acton of Christ Church. However, there are earlier examples of the trousers that pre-date this incident. The style made a comeback in 1970s Britain, often worn with platform shoes. A popular 1970s Scottish boy band, The Bay City Rollers wore a variant of oxford bags with tartan trimmings that fell short of ankle-length. The original trousers were 22-23" in circumference at the bottoms but became increasingly larger to 44" or more, possibly due to misunderstanding of the measurement as the width rather than circumference.

Definition of Oxford bags in the English dictionary

The definition of Oxford bags in the dictionary is trousers with very wide baggy legs, originally popular in the 1920s Often shortened to: bags.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OXFORD BAGS

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oxcart
oxen
Oxenstierna
oxer
oxeye
oxeye daisy
OXFAM
Oxford
Oxford accent
Oxford blue
Oxford comma
Oxford Down
Oxford English
Oxford frame
Oxford Group
Oxford Movement
Oxfords
Oxfordshire

WORDS THAT END LIKE OXFORD BAGS

bags
buoyancy bags
flags
flotation bags
glad rags
handbags
Jack-the-rags
moneybags
pack one´s bags
rags
rattle one´s dags
rough as bags
snags

Synonyms and antonyms of Oxford bags in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Oxford bags» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OXFORD BAGS

Find out the translation of Oxford bags to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Oxford bags from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Oxford bags» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

牛津布袋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Oxford bolsas
570 millions of speakers

English

Oxford bags
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऑक्सफोर्ड बैग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أكياس أكسفورد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Оксфорд сумки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sacos de Oxford
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অক্সফোর্ড ব্যাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Oxford sacs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beg Oxford
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Oxford Taschen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オックスフォードバッグ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

옥스포드 가방
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oxford tas
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

túi Oxford
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆக்ஸ்போர்டு பைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑक्सफर्ड बॅग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Oxford çantaları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

borse di Oxford
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

torby Oxford
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Оксфорд сумки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

saci de Oxford
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Oxford τσάντες
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Oxford sakke
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Oxford påsar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Oxford poser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Oxford bags

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OXFORD BAGS»

The term «Oxford bags» is normally little used and occupies the 149.239 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OXFORD BAGS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Oxford bags

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OXFORD BAGS»

Discover the use of Oxford bags in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Oxford bags and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Men and Menswear: Sartorial Consumption in Britain 1880-1939
... the older generation's 'cravats, winged collars and gold tie-pins seemed a world away from our open-necked shirts and Oxford bags'.96 Robert Roberts believed that the new generation of post-war youngsters growing up in Salford may not ...
Laura Ugolini, 2007
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A Traveller's History of Oxford
Acton (1904-94), who is credited by some with the invention of 'Oxford Bags', was like the dandified Max Beerbohm a generation before him, an arch poseur whose posturing veiled a very genuine talent. Mid-way through his very long life he ...
Richard Tames, 2002
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The Soul Stylists: Six Decades of Modernism - From Mods to ...
Trousers in particular ballooned out, with one style, Oxford bags, gaining much popularity. *** 'They saved my life, Oxford bags. I got pulled into Notting Hill police station once. I'd just bought an ounce of gear. The Flying Squad stopped me.
Paolo Hewitt, 2011
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Troublemaker: The Life and History of A. J. P. Taylor
... and the innovators of Paris'. He introduced to Oxford the trousers later known as 'Oxford bags' - as broad as twenty-six inches at the knee and twenty-four inches at the ankle, they spread to cover the shoes; they were often in light, bright  ...
Kathleen Burk, 2002
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Finding My Voice
Instead of making a pair of Oxford bags with pockets down the side, which were the 'in' kind of trousers at the time, Mum had created a monster, a mutant breed of trousers: the puff pants. Where Oxford bags were baggy, the puff pants were ...
Russell Watson, 2009
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The Dictionary of Fashion History
Oxford bags (M) Period: 1920s. A mainly British style of excessively wide-legged trousers worn by some students at Oxford University. Oxford button-overs (M) Paddock coat Period: 1860s. “Oxonian shoes which cover the instep and are closed ...
Valerie Cumming, C. W. Cunnington, P. E. Cunnington, 2010
7
Picturesque Prison: Evelyn Waugh and His Writing
5' Acton favoured dawns rather than twilights and preferred the early Victorian period to the Nineties, affecting bowler, stock, side-whiskers, and the broad trousers which, he says, eventually led to “Oxford bags.” He stressed that the intangible ...
Jeffrey Heath, 1983
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Flat Pattern Cutting and Modelling for Fashion
7a Ankle-hugging 'drainpipes' develop into 'flared bottoms' (b), often with the introduction of seams. c 'Pencil' trousers are straight throughout, yet slimfirting at the waist and hips. d 'Oxford bags' hang straight and loose, with characteristic ...
Helen Stanley, 1991
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The Adventures of Spud Carrot Volume One
The huge claws of the now enraged 'SnowCovered Peak', took a scathingly angry swipe at me, and took the back seat out of my oxford bags, which was rather fortunate, as without it I was able to run much faster. As I fled from its vengeful ...
Nigel Clements
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The Four False Weapons
Now, what else do we know of the visitor's appearance? “He”wears Oxford bags — those past abominations of a vanity truly English, which, with careful walking, would entirely conceal theshoe. Supposethere is another reason forthis stumble?
John Dickson Carr, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OXFORD BAGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Oxford bags is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Worcester News: 80 years at the heart of the city
Fashions were more casual – women were wearing knee-length skirts, men donned wide trousers called Oxford bags and replaced waistcoats with pullovers. «Worcester News, Jul 15»
2
A gentleman's guide to summer style
Similar to “Oxford Bags” from the 1920s to 1950s, these have a slightly higher waist to give the pants length in proportion to their width. «Cayman Compass, Jul 15»
3
Skinny jeans alternatives sees LIZ JONES rate celebs as Coco …
Palazzo pants (in the 1970s, we called them Oxford bags) only look passable on the very young, very tall, and very thin – the stylist on the shoot ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
The way we wore
... www.20thcenturyman.co.uk, featuring dapper waistcoats, Oxford bags, Thirties braced trousers, and shirts with spear collars, using cloth from ... «Yorkshire Post, Apr 15»
5
Madly Modern Mary overcomes childhood hardships to become the …
'Oxford bags, cream with large orange check, skimmed my skinny legs', and a Vidal Sassoon-inspired chick-yellow gamine crop set her on the ... «Spectator.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Shop Girl review – Mary Portas's breezy memoir
Such tomes need to be period pieces, and it's all here: Baby Bellings, Chopper bikes, Charlie's Angels, pining for Oxford bags because Marc ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
7
They're back! Top designers rescue flares from dustbin of fashion …
... fashion director of 10 magazine, is a fan: “I have a bootcut vintage Dior Homme pair in Prince of Wales check and some Oxford bags that are ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
8
McQ Alexander McQueen
The high-hemmed Oxford bags, while perfectly fine, felt like a rather extraneous flourish in a collection that otherwise came refreshingly free of ... «Style.com, Jan 15»
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Style E. Tautz Fall 2015 Menswear
Pleats and cuffs gave his not-quite-Oxford bags structure, and the broad hems of his magnified Fair Isle pattern knits definition at the waist. «Style.com, Jan 15»
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My old piano keeps the previous generations alive
Either way, he worked those keyboards, playing round the Manchester pubs in his wide Oxford bags trousers, brown pipe in his mouth. «The Guardian, Dec 14»

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