oblong
/ˈɑblɔŋ/ verb C2- To extend so as to form an oblong shape.
- To give an oblong shape to.
He/she/it oblongs · Past oblonged · Past participle oblonged · -ing form oblonging
Verb forms
- Base form
- oblong
- He/she/it
- oblongs
- Past
- oblonged
- Past participle
- oblonged
- -ing form
- oblonging
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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.
“Can I be deceived?” he murmured, as he stepped into the oblong and grated vehicle which they call “the salad basket.”
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