lozenge

[ loz-inj ]

noun

1. a small, flavored tablet made from sugar or syrup, often medicated, originally diamond-shaped.
2. Geometry Now Rare. diamond ( def 8 ).
3. Heraldry.
   1. a diamond-shaped charge.
   2. a diamond-shaped shield bearing the arms of a woman.

lozenge

/ ˈlɒzɪndʒ /

noun

1. Also calledpastilletroche med a medicated tablet held in the mouth until it has dissolved
2. geometry another name for rhombus
3. heraldry a diamond-shaped charge

Word History and Origins

Origin of lozenge¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lozenge¹

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

Example Sentences

There’s always a lozenge in my bag, just in case.

From Los Angeles Times

Within just a few weeks, he had another prescription of lozenges, or oral ketamine tablets, delivered to his home in Pennsylvania.

From Salon

As popularity increased, their product range expanded from chewing gum to include the five other antismoking products approved by the Food and Drug Administration: lozenges, patches, inhalers and nasal sprays.

From Los Angeles Times

Chavez transferred 22 vials of ketamine and nine ketamine lozenges, which were fraudulently obtained, to Plasencia for sale to Perry.

From Los Angeles Times

The New York Times reported that Perry from September to October was supplied with a total of 22 vials of ketamine and ketamine lozenges secured through a bogus prescription.

From Salon