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pastille

[pas tēl′]

Packaged pastilles.

pastille

noun

a small tablet or lozenge containing medicine, flavoring, etc.
a pellet of aromatic paste, burned for fumigating or deodorizing
pastel for crayons
a crayon of pastel

Origin of pastille

French ; from Classical Latin pastillus, little roll, lozenge ; from base of pascere, to feed: see food

Also pastil

pastille

also pas·til

noun

A small medicated or flavored tablet; a troche.
A tablet containing aromatic substances that is burned to fumigate or deodorize the air.
A pastel paste or crayon.

Origin of pastille

French, from Spanish pastilla, perfume pellet, and Italian pastillo, pastille, both from Latin pāstillus, little loaf, medicine tablet, diminutive of pānis, bread; see pā- in Indo-European roots.

pastille

Noun

(plural pastilles)

A soft flavoured candy.
A medicinal pill, originally compressed herbs. A throat pastille is a large candy-like lozenge, which, when sucked, releases oils to soothe a sore throat and sometimes vapors to help unblock the nose or sinuses.
A small granular half spheroid piece of material.