Definition of pastille Pastille
pas•tille
We found 9 definitions of pastille from 5 different sources.
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What does pastille mean?
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| pastille - a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat | ||
| cough drop, troche, pastil | ||
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Wiktionary 
- pastille (Noun)
A soft flavoured candy. - pastille (Noun)
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. - pastille (Noun)
A small granular half spheroid piece of material.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pastille (n.)
A small cone or mass made of paste of gum, benzoin, cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for fumigating or scenting the air of a room. - pastille (n.)
An aromatic or medicated lozenge; a troche. - pastille (n.)
See Pastel, a crayon.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pastille
pas-tēl′, n. a small cone of charcoal and aromatic substances, burned either as incense, or as a means of diffusing an agreeable odour: a small aromatic confection: a paper tube containing a firework which causes a small wheel to rotate in burning: (art) the same as pastel—also Pas′til.—n. Pas′tillage.[Fr.,—L. pastillus, a small loaf.]
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🔤- pastille, noun, singular of pastilles.
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