lozengy

/ (ˈlɒzɪndʒɪ) /

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adjective

(usually postpositive) heraldry divided by diagonal lines to form a lattice

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Words nearby lozengy

Loyalty Islands, Loyang, Loyola, lozenge, lozenged, lozengy, Lozère, Lozi, LP, Lp(a), LPG

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How to use lozengy in a sentence

A bend lozengy, or of lozenges (Fig. 79), will be found in the arms of Bolding.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
The result produced is very similar to "lozengy" (Fig. 126), and care should be taken to distinguish the two.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Lozengy or and azure, a chevron gules, a crescent for difference (Gorges).
The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West|William Henry Hamilton Rogers
The arms borne by the family are: Sable, a bend lozengy, arg.
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould

A field divided into squares or checkers formed checky, and when divided into what are now called lozenges it became lozengy.
Heraldry for Craftsmen & Designers|William Henry St. John Hope