Definitions | lozenge |
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- (archaic) A quadrilateral shape with sides of equal length, having two acute and two obtuse angles; a diamond.
- 1658: Wherein the decussis is made within a longilaterall square, with opposite angles, acute and obtuse at the intersection; and so upon progression making a Rhombus or Lozenge figuration " Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 167)
- (context, mathematics, geometry) A rhombus.
- A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.
Translations: - French: losange
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Etymology: From losenge (French losange), of uncertain origin; cognate with Spanish losanje, Italian losanga.
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