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The lozenge in heraldry is a diamond-shaped rhombus charge (an object that can be placed on the field of the shield), usually somewhat narrower than it is tall. It is to be distinguished in modern heraldry from the fusil , which is like the lozenge but narrower, though the distinction has not always been as fine and is not always observed even ...
A lozenge (/ ˈ l ɒ z ɪ n dʒ / [1] LOZ-inj; symbol: ), often referred to as a diamond, is a form of rhombus.The definition of lozenge is not strictly fixed, and the word is sometimes used simply as a synonym (from Old French losenge) for rhombus.
In modern Canadian heraldry, and certain other modern heraldic jurisdictions, women may be granted their own arms and display these on an escutcheon. [citation needed] Life peeresses in England display their arms on a lozenge. [12] An oval or cartouche is occasionally also used instead of the lozenge for armigerous women.
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. [1] [2] Armory, the best-known branch of heraldry, concerns the design and transmission of the heraldic achievement.
Lozenge or losange may refer to: Lozenge (shape), a type of rhombus; Throat lozenge, a tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to suppress throat ailments; Lozenge (heraldry), a diamond-shaped object that can be placed on the field of a shield; Les Films du Losange, a film production company; Lauzinaj, also called Lozenge, an Arab sweet
In Scots heraldry the escutcheon en surtout serves several different purposes. This all comes under the heading of marshalling. Lozenge: a rhombus with its long axis upright, resembling the diamond of playing-cards. Fusil: a thin lozenge; very much taller than it is wide. Mascle: a voided lozenge (i.e. with a largish lozenge shaped hole)
Rules of Tolkien's Elvish heraldry [1] Shape Structure Meaning Circle: for a female Lozenge: for a male Square: impersonal or for a family 4 points reaching rim: for a Prince 6–8 points reaching rim: for a King up to 16 points reaching rim: for a great ancestor, e.g. House of Finwë
English heraldry is the form of coats of arms and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in England.It lies within the so-called Gallo-British tradition.Coats of arms in England are regulated and granted to individuals by the English kings of arms of the College of Arms.