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oblong
noun
[ ˈɒblɒŋ ]
• a rectangular object or flat figure with unequal adjacent sides.
• "an oblong of grass"
oblong
adjective
• having the shape of an oblong.
• "oblong tables"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin oblongus ‘longish’.