Pastille Definition
pă-stēl
noun
A small tablet or lozenge containing medicine, flavoring, etc.
Webster's New World
A pellet of aromatic paste, burned for fumigating or deodorizing.
Webster's New World
Pastel for crayons.
Webster's New World
A crayon of pastel.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
pastille
Plural:
pastillesOrigin of Pastille
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French from Spanish pastilla perfume pellet and Italian pastillo pastille both from Latin pāstillus little loaf, medicine tablet diminutive of pānis bread pā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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The sweets are named after Italian confectioner Giovanni Pastilla who made them for Marie de Medici.
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