Both Uses of
oblong
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
- The hall is oblong and seen obliquely, so that one of its sides forms the back of the right foreground, and meeting the left background makes an angle with the stage, which is partly visible.†
Act 1
- Curious: 'How serves that oblong capsular?†
Act 1 *
Definition:
an elongated shape (having more length than width) -- typically of a stretched circle that is longer than an oval, but occasionally used to describe a rectangle