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1300–50; Middle English losenge < Middle French, Old French, perhaps < Gaulish *lausa flat stone + -enge < Germanic -inga -ing3
1300–50; Middle English losenge < Middle French, Old French, perhaps < Gaulish *lausa flat stone + -enge < Germanic -inga -ing3
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| lozenge (ˈlɒzɪndʒ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | med pastille, Also called: troche a medicated tablet held in the mouth until it has dissolved |
| 2. | geometry another name for rhombus |
| 3. | heraldry a diamond-shaped charge |
| [C14: from Old French losange, of Gaulish origin; compare Vulgar Latin lausa flat stone] | |
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Word Origin & History
lozenge
c.1327, from O.Fr. losenge "windowpane, small square cake," etc., used for many flat quadrilateral things. Cognates in Sp. losanje, Catalan llosange, It. lozanga. Probably from a pre-Roman Celtic language, perhaps Iberian *lausa or Gaul. *lausa "flat stone" (cf. Prov. lausa, Sp. losa, Catalan llosa,
EXPAND Port. lousa "slab, tombstone"), from a pre-Celtic language. Originally in Eng. a term in heraldry; meaning "small cake or tablet (originally diamond-shaped) of medicine and sugar, etc., meant to be held in the mouth and dissolved" is from 1530.
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Medical Dictionary
lozenge loz·enge (lŏz'ĭnj)
n.
A small, medicated candy intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to lubricate and soothe irritated tissues of the throat.
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