(hymnody) A hymn metre characterized by a quatrain of iambic tetrameter, usually having rhyme in the second and fourth lines.

Having existed for a long time. / Having been done for long enough time to become convention.

Having long, uncut hair on the head. / Of animals: having fur with long hairs.

(idiomatic) Long ago; in the (distant) past.

plural of long hundred

plural of long dozen

plural of long thousand

Very long; about a yard in length.

At a time in the past, especially the distant past.

Existing in the relatively distant past.