Both Uses of
oblong
in
The House of Mirth
- A house in which no one ever dined at home unless there was "company"; a door-bell perpetually ringing; a hall-table showered with square envelopes which were opened in haste, and oblong envelopes which were allowed to gather dust in the depths of a bronze jar; a series of French and English maids giving warning amid a chaos of hurriedly-ransacked wardrobes and dress-closets; an equally changing dynasty of nurses and footmen; quarrels in the pantry, the kitchen and the drawing-room;…†
Chpt 1.3
- The house loomed obscure and uninhabited; only an oblong gleam above the door spoke of provisional occupancy.†
Chpt 1.14 *
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