The difference between Lozenge and Pastille

When used as nouns, lozenge means a quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles, whereas pastille means a soft flavoured sweet/candy.

Lozenge is also verb with the meaning: to form into the shape of a lozenge.

check bellow for the other definitions of Lozenge and Pastille

  1. Lozenge as a noun (shapes):

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

  2. Lozenge as a noun:

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

  1. Lozenge as a verb (transitive):

    To form into the shape of a lozenge.

  2. Lozenge as a verb (transitive):

    To mark or emblazon with a lozenge.

  1. Pastille as a noun:

    A soft flavoured sweet/candy.

  2. Pastille as a noun:

    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.

  3. Pastille as a noun:

    A small granular half-spheroid piece of material.

  4. Pastille as a noun:

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

  5. Pastille as a noun:

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

  6. Pastille as a noun (art):

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