lozenge Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small aromatic or medicated candy
  2. noun a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
    tab; pill; tablet.

WordNet

Loz"enge noun
Etymology
F. lozange, losange; perh. the same as OF. losengef flattery, praise, the heraldic sense being the oldest (cf. E. hatchment, blazon). Cf. Losenger, Laudable.
Definitions
  1. (Her.) (a) A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or escutcheon. Cf. Fusil. (b) A form of the escutcheon used by women instead of the shield which is used by men.
  2. A figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two obtuse angles; a rhomb.
  3. Anything in the form of lozenge.
  4. A small cake of sugar and starch, flavored, and often medicated. -- originally in the form of a lozenge.

Webster 1913