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oblong

/ˈɑblɔŋ/ adjective C2
  1. Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.
  2. Roughly rectangular or elliptical.
  3. Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.
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First came ten soldiers carrying clubs; these were all shaped like the three gardeners, oblong and flat, with their hands and feet at the corners: next the ten courtiers; these were ornamented all over with diamonds, and walked two and two, as the soldiers did.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 59 · B2
“Can I be deceived?” he murmured, as he stepped into the oblong and grated vehicle which they call “the salad basket.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1045 · C1

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