PASTILLES

Noun

pastilles

plural of pastille

Anagrams

• plaitless

Source: Wiktionary


PASTILLE

Pas"til, Pas*tille", n. Etym: [F. pastille, L. pastillusa pastus food. See Pasture, and cf. Pastel.]

1. (Pharmacy)

Definition: 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.

2. An aromatic or medicated lozenge; a troche.

3. See Pastel, a crayon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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