Lozenge

In heraldry, a charge generally enumerated among the sub-ordinaries, in the shape of a rhombus placed with the acute angles at top and bottom. The horizontal diameter must be at least equal to the sides, otherwise it is not a lozenge, but a fusil . The term lozengy is applied to a field divided by diagonal lines cro ing one another at regular intervals, so as to form a diamond pattern, the compartments being of alternate tinctures.