From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Lozenge \Loz"enge\ (l[o^]z"[e^]nj), n. [F. lozange, losange;
perh. the same as OF. losengef flattery, praise, the heraldic
sense being the oldest (cf. E. hatchment, blazon). Cf.
{Losenger}, {Laudable}.]
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.
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2. A figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two
obtuse angles; a rhomb.
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3. Anything in the form of lozenge.
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4. Specifically: A small cake of sugar and starch, flavored,
and often medicated. -- originally in the form of a
lozenge.
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{Lozenge coach}, the coach of a dowager, having her coat of
arms painted on a lozenge. [Obs.] --Walpole.
{Lozenge-molding} (Arch.), a kind of molding, used in Norman
architecture, characterized by lozenge-shaped ornaments.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Tablet \Ta"blet\, n. [F. tablette, dim. of table. See {Table}.]
1. A small table or flat surface.
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2. A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint,
draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an
inscription or a picture.
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3. Hence, a small picture; a miniature. [Obs.]
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4. pl. A kind of pocket memorandum book.
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5. A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were
formerly worn as a preservative against the plague.
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6. (Pharm.) A solid kind of electuary or confection, commonly
made of dry ingredients with sugar, and usually formed
into little flat squares; -- called also {lozenge}, and
{troche}, especially when of a round or rounded form.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lozenge
n 1: a small aromatic or medicated candy
2: a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet [syn:
{pill}, {lozenge}, {tablet}, {tab}]
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