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(läz′ənj)

noun

a plane figure with four equal sides and two obtuse angles; diamond
a cough drop or small piece of hard candy, at one time made in a diamond shape

Origin: ME losenge < OFr, prob. < Gaul *lausa, stone slab: from the shape

See lozenge in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A small, medicated candy intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to lubricate and soothe irritated tissues of the throat.
a. A four-sided planar figure with a diamondlike shape; a rhombus that is not a square.
b. Something having this shape, especially a heraldic device.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, rhombus

Origin: , from Old French losenge

Origin: , perhaps of Celtic origin

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