单词 | long or oblong square |
释义 | > as lemmaslong or oblong square b. With qualifying term; esp. long or oblong square, a rectangle. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [noun] > quadrilateral > rectangle square1382 long or oblong square1551 rectangle?a1560 oblong1590 quadrate1598 orthangle1603 1551 R. Record Pathway to Knowl. ii. No. 39 Nowe by the theoreme, that longe square F.G.M.O, with the iuste square L.M.O.P, muste bee equall to the greate square E.K.Q.L. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Paralelogramme, a Paralelogramme, or long Square. 1723 E. Chambers tr. S. Le Clerc Treat. Archit. I. 105 Windows..are usually long Squares; their height being sometimes double their width, or very nearly so. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Archit. II. 26/2 An equilateral and right~angled square. 1791 ‘T. Newte’ Prospects & Observ. Tour 61 This castle formed an oblong square. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 159 They are made in frames in the following manner:—An oblong square..is formed of four laths [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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