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pastille

[ pa-steel, -stil ]

noun

  1. a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
  2. a roll or cone of paste containing aromatic substances, burned as a disinfectant or deodorant.
  3. pastel for crayons.
  4. a crayon made of pastel.


pastille

/ ˈpæstɪl /

noun

  1. a small flavoured or medicated lozenge for chewing
  2. an aromatic substance burnt to fumigate the air
  3. med a small coated paper disc formerly used to estimate the dose or intensity of radiation (esp of X-rays): it changes colour when exposed
  4. a variant of pastel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pastille1

1610–20; < French < Spanish pastilla; akin to Latin pastillus lump of meal, lozenge, akin to pānis bread
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pastille1

C17: via French from Latin pastillus small loaf, from pānis bread
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Example Sentences

(from his bed, suspiciously, to Culchard, who is setting fire to a small pastille in a soap-dish).

The pastille fizzes, and begins to emit a dense white smoke, and a suffocating odour.

Those mosquitoes have paid you out for that pastille—by Jove, they have!

The pastille produced its effect; the poet felt a sudden inspiration, left the hall and flew to compose the projected satire.

There was, even on the little stone staircase, a faint odour of pastille or scent spray, or something of feminine suggestion.

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