Lozenge-molding

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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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