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oblong
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oblong \Ob"long\, a. [L. oblongus; ob (see Ob-) + longus long: cf. F. oblong.] Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oblong \Ob"long\, n.
A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any
figure longer than it is broad.
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The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a
descent. --Sir W.
Temple.
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