lozenge

Meanings

Noun

• A quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.
• A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.

Verb

• To form into the shape of a lozenge.
• To mark or emblazon with a lozenge.

Origin

• From Middle English losenge, from Old French losenge ("rhombus"), from Old French *lose ("flag-stone"), from Vulgar Latin *lausa.