Lozenge

Basic Information

Strictly speaking, a lozenge is a diamond shape, usually a thin rhombus. It appears often in heraldry and in the deck of playing cards. The term is also used for medicinal tablets, especially cough tablets which were originally made in a lozenge shape.

See Also

• Lozenge Plot

Sources

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia Article: Lozenge

2. Wikipedia article: Throat lozenge

Game and Story Use

• An herbalist or an apothecary might compound a lozenge to administer some type of medicine or potion