squircle
v.—Gloss: To make a square photograph of a round object. Note: There is a Flickr group of such photos. «This must be photographed quite a bit, but i do wonder if it has been squircled.» —by striatic Flickr (Seattle, Washington) Oct. 6, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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