pastille
noun
a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
pastil
-
a variation of
pastille.
Example Sentences
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As for Tom Moore, some of his songs diffused an odor like a burning pastil.
From Earth's Holocaust (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Now a well-made pastil should not develope any odor of its own, but simply volatilize that fragrant matter, whatever it be, used in its manufacture.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by George William Septimus Piesse
She moved away, leaving the pastil on the dish.
From A Roman Singer by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
After well beating in a mortar, the pastils are formed in shape with a pastil mould, and gradually dried.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by George William Septimus Piesse
The product of the combustion of charcoal is inodorous, and therefore does not in any way interfere with the fragrance of the pastil.
From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by George William Septimus Piesse
