lozenge

[ loz-inj ]

/ ˈlɒz ɪndʒ /

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noun

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.

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Origin of lozenge

1300–50; Middle English losenge<Middle French, Old French, perhaps <Gaulish *lausa flat stone + -enge<Germanic -inga-ing³

Words nearby lozenge

loyalty, loyalty card, Loyalty Islands, Loyang, Loyola, lozenge, lozenged, lozengy, Lozère, Lozi, LP

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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 News
If you have bad breath, gingivitis or periodontitis …A probiotic lozenge or mouthwash might be your best bet.
How to Choose the Right Probiotic for You|DailyBurn|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Through the lozenge-shaped openings he could see two enormous ravens perched on the top.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne

He 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 Gaskell
In form it belongs to Class A of stemmed implements, is lozenge-shaped, without shoulder or barb.
The Swastika|Thomas Wilson
When 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

lozenge

/ (ˈlɒzɪndʒ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for lozenge

C14: from Old French losange, of Gaulish origin; compare Vulgar Latin lausa flat stone

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