Packaged pastilles.
pastille definition by Webster's New World
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: French ; from Classical Latin pastillus, little roll, lozenge ; from base of pascere, to feed: see food
Also pastil
pastille definition by American Heritage Dictionary
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: 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 - Medical Definition
or 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.
