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pastille

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pastille

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

Origin of pastille

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

Also pas′til

pastille

also pas·til

noun

  1. A small medicated or flavored tablet; a troche.
  2. A tablet containing aromatic substances that is burned to fumigate or deodorize the air.
  3. 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)

  1. A soft flavoured candy.
  2. 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.
  3. A small granular half spheroid piece of material.
Anagrams
  • palliest, stipella
Origin

The sweets are named after Italian confectioner Giovanni Pastilla who made them for Marie de Medici.


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