Lozenge vs. Troche

Lozengenoun

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

Trochenoun

A lozenge; a cough drop.

Lozengenoun

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

Trochenoun

A medicinal tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of circular form.

Lozengeverb

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

Trochenoun

a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat

Lozengeverb

(transitive) To mark or emblazon with a lozenge.

Troche

For the medicinal lozenge, see Pastille and Throat lozenge. For the form of poetic meter, see trochee.

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.