lozenge

[ loz-inj ]

/ ˈlɒz ɪndʒ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR lozenge ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a small, flavored tablet made from sugar or syrup, often medicated, originally diamond-shaped.

Geometry Now Rare. diamond (def. 8).

Heraldry.

a diamond-shaped charge.
a diamond-shaped shield bearing the arms of a woman.

Origin of lozenge

1300–50; Middle English losenge<Middle French, Old French, perhaps <Gaulish *lausa flat stone + -enge<Germanic -inga-ing³

Words nearby lozenge

loyalty, loyalty card, Loyalty Islands, Loyang, Loyola, lozenge, lozenged, lozengy, Lozère, Lozi, Lozier

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Example sentences from the Web for lozenge

Between the pauses of his address he kept supplying himself with a lozenge.
Law and Laughter|George Alexander Morton
They are sometimes seen ornamented round the purfling with ebony, diamond and lozenge shape.
The Violin|George Hart
It was in vain that he held it open, lozenge fashion, to peep within; but one page only was written, and he could not see that.
Roland Cashel|Charles James Lever
The lozenge is an inconvenient form, and it is broadened out whenever possible.
English Heraldic Book-stamps|Cyril Davenport

In some instances the central mass is a lozenge, and in others a square set diagonally.
Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9)|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for lozenge

lozenge

/ (ˈlɒzɪndʒ) /

noun

Also called: pastille, troche med a medicated tablet held in the mouth until it has dissolved

geometry another name for rhombus

heraldry a diamond-shaped charge

Word Origin for lozenge

C14: from Old French losange, of Gaulish origin; compare Vulgar Latin lausa flat stone

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Medical definitions for lozenge

lozenge

[ lŏz′ĭnj ]

n.

A small, medicated candy intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to lubricate and soothe irritated tissues of the throat.

单词	lozenge
释义	lozenge [ loz-inj ] / ˈlɒz ɪndʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lozenge ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small, flavored tablet made from sugar or syrup, often medicated, originally diamond-shaped. Geometry Now Rare. diamond (def. 8). Heraldry. a diamond-shaped charge. a diamond-shaped shield bearing the arms of a woman. Origin of lozenge 1300–50; Middle English losenge<Middle French, Old French, perhaps <Gaulish *lausa flat stone + -enge<Germanic -inga-ing³ Words nearby lozenge loyalty, loyalty card, Loyalty Islands, Loyang, Loyola, lozenge, lozenged, lozengy, Lozère, Lozi, Lozier Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lozenge Between the pauses of his address he kept supplying himself with a lozenge. Law and Laughter\|George Alexander Morton They are sometimes seen ornamented round the purfling with ebony, diamond and lozenge shape. The Violin\|George Hart It was in vain that he held it open, lozenge fashion, to peep within; but one page only was written, and he could not see that. Roland Cashel\|Charles James Lever The lozenge is an inconvenient form, and it is broadened out whenever possible. English Heraldic Book-stamps\|Cyril Davenport In some instances the central mass is a lozenge, and in others a square set diagonally. Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9)\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for lozenge lozenge / (ˈlɒzɪndʒ) / noun Also called: pastille, troche med a medicated tablet held in the mouth until it has dissolved geometry another name for rhombus heraldry a diamond-shaped charge Word Origin for lozenge C14: from Old French losange, of Gaulish origin; compare Vulgar Latin lausa flat stone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lozenge capsule, pill, tablet, pastille, troche Medical definitions for lozenge lozenge [ lŏz′ĭnj ] n. A small, medicated candy intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to lubricate and soothe irritated tissues of the throat. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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lozenge

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noun

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