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Meaning of pastille

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

pastille

Pronunciation:/pæsˈtil/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue and lavender

  2. A drawing made with any of those colors.

  3. A type of dried paste used to make crayons.

  4. A crayon made from such a paste.

noun

Definitions

  1. A traditional dish in various Latin American countries, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.

noun

Definitions

  1. A soft flavoured sweet/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.

  4. A small cone of charcoal and aromatic substances, burned either as incense, or as a means of diffusing an agreeable odour.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pastelhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pastille

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