Lozenge vs. Pastille

Lozengenoun

(shapes) (heraldry) A quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.

Lozengenoun

A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a throat.

Lozengeverb

(transitive) To form into the shape of a lozenge.

Lozengeverb

(transitive) To mark or emblazon with a lozenge.

Lozengenoun

A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or escutcheon. Cf. Fusil.

Lozengenoun

A figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two obtuse angles; a rhomb.

Lozengenoun

Anything in the form of lozenge.

Lozengenoun

A small cake of sugar and starch, flavored, and often medicated. - originally in the form of a lozenge.

Lozengenoun

a small aromatic or medicated candy

Lozengenoun

a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

Lozenge

A lozenge ( ), ◊ – often referred to as a diamond – is a form of rhombus. The definition of lozenge is not strictly fixed, and it is sometimes used simply as a synonym (from the French: losange) for rhombus.

Pastillenoun

A soft flavoured sweet/candy.

Pastillenoun

A medicinal pill, originally compressed herbs. A throat pastille is a large candy-like lozenge, which, when sucked, releases oils to soothe a sore throat and sometimes vapors to help unblock the nose or sinuses.

Pastillenoun

A small granular half-spheroid piece of material.

Pastillenoun

A small cone of charcoal and aromatic substances, burned either as incense, or as a means of diffusing an agreeable odour.

Pastillenoun

A paper tube containing a firework that causes a small wheel to rotate in burning.

Pastillenoun

a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat

Pastille

A pastille is a type of sweet or medicinal pill made of a thick liquid that has been solidified and is meant to be consumed by light chewing and allowing it to dissolve in the mouth. The term is also used to describe certain forms of incense.A pastille is also known as a troche, which is a medicated lozenge that dissolves like sweets.