Ŏb'lōng1, a.
a. [Lat. oblongus, from prefix ob and longus, long; Fr. oblong, It. & Sp. oblongo.] Having greater length than breadth.
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Oblong
Ob'long2, n.
n. A rectangular figure which is longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad.
The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a descent. Sir W. Temple.