Category:Oblong

Ob"long, a. Etym: [l. oblongus; ob (see ob-) + longus long: cf. F. Oblong.]

Defn: having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.

Oblong Ob"long, n.

Defn: 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.