oblivion

[Fr., from Latin oblivionem, acc us. of oblivio forgetfulne , from obliviscor =to forget: probably from ob- and livesco =to become livid or dark; Ital. oblivione, obblivione.] 1. Forgetfulne ; the act of forgetting. 2. The state of being effaced from the memory; the being forgotten.. "This doctrine has sunk into complete oblivion."Stewart: Philos. E ays, e . iii. *3. An amnesty; a forgetting or blotting out of offenses; a general pardon. Acts of oblivion were pa ed in England in 1660 and 1690. "By the act of oblivion , all offenses against the crown, and all particular trespa es between subject and subject, were pardoned, remitted, and utterly extinguished."Davies: State of Ireland. *ob-liv-i-on-ize, v . t . [Eng. oblivion; -ize.] To sink in oblivion. ob-liv-i-ous, *ob-lyv-y-ouse, a . [Fr. oblivieux , from Lat. obliviosus , from oblivio oblivion (q. v.).] *1. Causing forgetfulne . "Th' a ociates and co-partners of our lo Lie thus astonished on th' oblivious pool." Milton: P. L. , i. 226. 2. Forgetful; accompanied by forgetfulne . "Through the long night she lay in deep, oblivious slumber." Long fellow: Evangeline, і. б. ob-liv-i-ous-ly, adv . [Eng. oblivious ; -ly .] In an oblivious manner; forgetfully. ob-liv-i-oŭs-ne , *ob-liv-1-ous-ne e, subst . [Eng. oblivious ; -ne .] The quality or state of being oblivious; oblivion. "I dwell here no we in a schoole of obliviousne e ."Fox: Martyrs, p. 1565. *ob-loc-u-tor, s. [Lat., from ob- =against, and locutor a speaker, from locutus , pa. par. of loquor =to speak.] A gainsayer. ob-lõng, a. & s. (Fr., from Lat. oblong us =long, long acro , from ob- over, acro , and long us = loug.] A. As adjective : 1. Ord . Lang .: Longer than broad; rectangular, but having the length greater than the breadth. "Compared in shape to an oblong shield."- Gordon : Tacitus , Life of Agricola . 2. Bot .: Elliptical, with the two ends blunted. B. As subst.: A figure whose length is greater than its breadth; spec if., in geometry, a name given to a rectangle whose adjacent sides ure unequal. In common language, any figure approximating to this form is called an oblong; in fact, any body which is longer than it is wide is often called an oblong. "The best figure of a garden is either a square or an oblong."- Sir W. Temple : On Gardening.