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Lozenge

//ˈlɑz.ɪnd͡ʒ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles.

    "Wherein the decussis is made within a longilaterall square, with opposite angles, acute and obtuse at the intersection; and so upon progression making a Rhombus or Lozenge figuration [...]."

  2. 2
    a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet wordnet
  3. 3
    A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.

    "One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable."

  4. 4
    a small aromatic or medicated candy wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To form into the shape of a lozenge. transitive
  2. 2
    To mark or emblazon with a lozenge. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English losenge, from Old French losenge (“rhombus”), of uncertain origin. See the Old French for more.

Etymology 2

From Middle English losenge, from Old French losenge (“rhombus”), of uncertain origin. See the Old French for more.

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