pill, lozenge, tablet, tab
(noun) a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
lozenge
(noun) a small aromatic or medicated candy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lozenge (plural lozenges)
(shapes, heraldiccharge) A quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.
Synonyms: diamond (informal), rhomb, rhombus (most common in mathematics)
A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.
Synonyms: pastille, throat pastille, troche
lozenge (third-person singular simple present lozenges, present participle lozenging, simple past and past participle lozenged)
(transitive) To form into the shape of a lozenge.
(transitive) To mark or emblazon with a lozenge.
Source: Wiktionary
Loz"enge, n. Etym: [F. lozange, losange; perh. the same as OF. losengef flattery, praise, the heraldic sense being the oldest (cf. E. hatchment, blazon). Cf. Losenger, Laudable.]
1. (Her.) (a) A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or escutcheon. Cf. Fusil. (b) A form of the escutcheon used by women instead of the shield which is used by men.
2. A figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two obtuse angles; a rhomb.
3. Anything in the form of lozenge.
4. A small cake of sugar and starch, flavored, and often medicated.
– originally in the form of a lozenge. Lozenge coach, the coach of a dowager, having her coat of arms painted on a lozenge. [Obs.] Walpole.
– Lozenge-molding (Arch.), a kind of molding, used in Norman architecture, characterized by lozenge-shaped ornaments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
