ovaline

comparative more ovaline · superlative most ovaline

1. nonstandardSynonym of oval: having an elongated round shape.

   He took two bottles, one of which held an ovaline pill that was faintly pink and bore a label on it with a picture of the moon.

   1994, Tito Perdue, The New Austerities, page 33

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   Obeying the mighty behest, I beheld, and an ovaline picture, painted in the artistry of heaven, let down from the crystalline walls, that I might not see, and held fast by a cord of gold, safe in an angel's keeping, God had sent for me to look upon.

   1862, “Mr. Axtell”, in The Atlantic Monthly, volume 10, page 447

   Passing the large, ovaline swimming pool with its pretty little wooden bridge that connected the adult swimming and children's splashing areas, they skirted along the sea-side edge of the main hotel and then veered to the right when they came to the croquet lawn.

   2013, Steve Moody, The Gossamer Intervention, page 272

   Synonyms: oval