lozenge

American  

[loz-inj] / ˈlɒz ɪndʒ /

noun

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

2. Geometry Now Rare. diamond.

3. Heraldry.

   1. a diamond-shaped charge.

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

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lozenge British  

/ ˈlɒzɪndʒ /

noun

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

2. geometry another name for rhombus

3. heraldry a diamond-shaped charge

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Etymology

Origin of lozenge

1300–50; Middle English losenge < Middle French, Old French, perhaps < Gaulish *lausa flat stone + -enge < Germanic -inga -ing ³

Example Sentences

It is an enormous yellow lozenge moored to the seafloor with two giant turbines attached on what look like great wings.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

In fact, it was a throat soothing lozenge made with an extract of the marshmallow root long before it became a confection without even a hint of real marshmallow.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

If you've ever eaten a York Peppermint Pattie or sucked on a menthol lozenge, you feel that rush of what seems like cool air sweeping down your nose and your throat.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2021

Portman noted that the way she exaggeratedly works a lozenge in her mouth during a contentious press interview was inspired by Madonna in her tour documentary “Madonna: Truth or Dare.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2018

More cold compresses were delivered, and a hot-water bottle, and a headache lozenge.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood