lozenge UK /ˈlɒzɪnd͡ʒ/US /ˈlɑzɪnd͡ʒ/noun 2verb 2forms 3 noun2 •A thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles.Wherein the decussis is made within a longilaterall square, with opposite angles, acute and obtuse at the intersection; and so upon progression making a Rhombus or Lozenge figuration [...]. — 1658 •A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.In the same way that Old Europe’s coffeehouses begat insurance companies, he says, today’s political careers beget an unhealthy relationship with throat lozenges. — 2012 verb2 •To form into the shape of a lozenge. •To mark or emblazon with a lozenge. formslozenged · lozenging · lozenges