lozenge
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
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How to use lozenge in a sentence
That said, a clinical trial from researchers in Finland and the United Kingdom, published in January in BMJ Open did not find any value for zinc lozenges for the treatment of colds.
Can supplements really help fight COVID-19? Here’s what we know and don’t know | Laura Beil | October 16, 2020 | Science NewsIf you have bad breath, gingivitis or periodontitis …A probiotic lozenge or mouthwash might be your best bet.
Turk came up with a design modeled on lozenge-shaped chewing-gum.
Joshua Compston Was Once the Wunderkind of the British Art World…and Now He’s Been Practically Forgotten | Anthony Haden-Guest | January 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThrough the lozenge-shaped openings he could see two enormous ravens perched on the top.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneHe got some note-paper with a little silver M. on a blue lozenge on it and wrote another note.
The Romance of His Life | Mary Cholmondeley
It was sealed with a coat of arms,—a lozenge,—for Lady Ludlow was a widow.
My Lady Ludlow | Elizabeth GaskellIn form it belongs to Class A of stemmed implements, is lozenge-shaped, without shoulder or barb.
The Swastika | Thomas WilsonWhen this becomes exaggerated we hear of lozenge-shaped crania; the Malay skulls being currently quoted as instances thereof.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon Latham
British Dictionary definitions for lozenge
/ (ˈlɒzɪndʒ) /
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
Origin of lozenge
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