LOZENGE


Meaning of LOZENGE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' lä-z ə nj also -s ə nj

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English losenge, from Anglo-French

Date: 14th century

1 : a figure with four equal sides and two acute and two obtuse angles : DIAMOND

2 : something shaped like a lozenge

3 : a small usually sweetened and flavored medicated material that is designed to be held in the mouth for slow dissolution especially : one that contains a demulcent <sore throat lozenge s > ― called also pastille troche

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.