/
ˈlɒzɪn(d)ʒ/
n.
- a rhombus or diamond shape.
▸Heraldry a charge in the shape of a solid diamond.
- a small medicinal tablet, originally diamond-shaped, for dissolving in the mouth.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. losenge, prob. derived from the base of Sp. losa, Port. lousa ‘slab’, late L. lausiae (lapides) ‘stone slabs’.
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