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Lozenge

A decorative shape in the form of a diamond figure, having four equal and straight sides making two equal and opposite acute angles and two equal and opposite obtuse angels. The corners are sometimes rounded.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson