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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
      [1913 Webster] Lozenged

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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Thesaurus Results for Lozenge:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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