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   lozenge

   /ˈlɒz(ɪ)n(d)ʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a rhombus or diamond shape: "lozenge patterns" Similar rhombusdiamond shapediamond
   • ▪ a small medicinal tablet, originally in the shape of a lozenge, taken for sore throats and dissolved in the mouth: "throat lozenges" Similar pastilletabletpillcapsulepiluledropcough sweetcough dropgumgumdropjujubetrochebolusrare:trochiscus
   • ▪ a charge in the shape of a solid diamond, in particular one on which the arms of an unmarried or widowed woman are displayed.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French losenge, probably derived from the base of Spanish losa, Portuguese lousa ‘slab’, late Latin lausiae (lapides) ‘stone slabs’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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