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A lozenge ('''◊''') is a form of and as Decoration on Ceramics , Silverware , and Textile s. APPLICATIONS Modal logic In Modal Logic , the lozenge expresses the ''possibility'' of the following expression. For example, the expression expresses that it is possible that ''P'' is true. Mathematics In Axiomatic Set Theory , the lozenge refers to the principles known collectively as Diamondsuit . Camouflage During the First World War , the Germans were looking for a way to effectively Camouflage their aircraft. This resulted in the development of the so-called lozenge pattern (Lozengetarnung), made up of irregularly shaped colored Polygon s (not necessarily actual rhombi). Because painting such a pattern was very time consuming, and the paint added considerably to the weight of the aircraft, it was decided to print the pattern on fabric. This pre-printed fabric was used from 1916 onwards, in various forms and colours. The most notable of these were the day fighter used variations-the five color version, usually nicknamed '''"Canberra"''' from its existence on the Australian War Memorial 's Albatros D.Va aircraft, and the four color version, nicknamed '''"Knowlton"''' from its existence on the Brome County Historical Society's Fokker D.VII aircraft in the Knowlton suburb of Lac-Brome, Quebec , Canada. Both the Canberra and Knowlton patterns had sets of darker shades of their colors for upper surface application, and lighter shades for underside application. Heraldry See Also: Lozenge (heraldry) The lozenge in Heraldry is a diamond-shaped Charge , usually somewhat narrower than it is tall. A mascle is a voided lozenge –that is, a lozenge with a lozenge-shaped hole in the middle– and the rarer '''rustre''' is a lozenge containing a circular hole. A field covered in a pattern of lozenges is described as '''lozengy'''; a similar field of mascles is '''masculy'''. Cough tablets See Also: Throat lozenge Cough tablets have taken the name lozenge, based on their original shape. According to the '' Oxford English Dictionary '' the first use of this sense was in 1530 . Also known, in error, as a lozenger. First known use established by South Jersey school nurse in early 1980's. The glyph The lozenge Glyph is found in DOS Code Page 437 (at character code 4)1 and Mac-Roman . It is also found at Unicode 0x25CA. In HTML it can be typed with ◊ (or ◊ or ◊), which will produce ◊ (and ◊ and ◊). U.S. Military The lozenge is used in the U.S. Army , Marine Corps , and Air Force on the insigniae of their respective First Sergeant s. SEE ALSO
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