LOZENGE


Meaning of LOZENGE in English

/loz"inj/ , n.

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

2. Geom. Now Rare. diamond (def. 8).

3. Heraldry.

a. a diamond-shaped charge.

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

[ 1300-50; ME losenge lausa flat stone + -enge -inga -ING 3 ]

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