pastille

American  

[pa-steel, -stil] / pæˈstil, -ˈstɪl /

Also pastil

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.

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pastille British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of pastille

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

Example Sentences

It’s light, peppery, gulpable, with a pastille sweetness and a pinch of tannin, about $32.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2018

Leeches crawled over my limbs to help me push through, and I had to eat pastille cakes and skin-color pastes to quiet my stomach.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

I light tiny tea candles beneath a chafing dish to start melting a skin-color pastille.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Then I went to the kitchen to beg a headache pastille from Viola.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

I press my hands to my stomach, then run them over the mascara cakes and pastille waxes and hair-color pomades and texture wands.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton