01 a. Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.
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Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Oblong
02 n. A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad.
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A rectangular figure 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.