Definitions for "Lozenges"
Sweetmeats composed of powdered sugar mixed with various fruit juices and spices, or even edible flower petals, made into a thick paste with dissolved gum Arabic or gum tragacanth. The thick, jelly-like mass was then rolled into relatively thin sheets and either pressed into molds or cut into diamond shapes or any fancy shape desired. Some lozenges were brightly colored and translucent.
Finely ground herbs are mixed in some mucilage-rich preparation such as Slippery Elm, Marshmallow root, or Gum Tragacanth and shaped into "pills" for oral consumption.
the bi-colored border frequently found on air mail postal stationery.