Both Uses of
oblong
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- The dining-room was scarcely less striking than the room he had just left; it was entirely of marble, with antique bas-reliefs of priceless value; and at the four corners of this apartment, which was oblong, were four magnificent statues, having baskets in their hands.†
Chpt 31-32 *
- "Can I be deceived?" he murmured, as he stepped into the oblong and grated vehicle which they call "the salad basket."†
Chpt 107-108
Definition:
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(oblong) an elongated shape -- typically of a stretched circle that is longer than an oval, but occasionally used to describe a rectangle