lozenge
/ˈlɑzɪndʒ/
noun
- A small, flavored tablet, often medicated, that is dissolved in the mouth to soothe a sore throat or cough.
- The pharmacist recommended a menthol lozenge for my scratchy throat.
- He always keeps a pack of throat lozenges in his bag during allergy season.
- She sucked on a cherry lozenge to calm her cough during the meeting.
- A shape with four equal sides forming two acute and two obtuse angles; a diamond shape.
- In heraldry, a lozenge is often used as a symbol on coats of arms.
- The quilt was decorated with a pattern of blue lozenges.
- The stained glass window featured a series of colorful lozenges.