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pas·tille

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–noun

1.	a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.

2.	a roll or cone of paste containing aromatic substances, burned as a disinfectant or deodorant.

3.	pastel for crayons.

4.	a crayon made of pastel.

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[Origin: 1610–20; < F < Sp pastilla; akin to L pastillus lump of meal, lozenge, akin to pānis bread

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n.

A small medicated or flavored tablet; a troche.
A tablet containing aromatic substances that is burned to fumigate or deodorize the air.
A pastel paste or crayon.

[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.]

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pastil
noun
a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat [syn: cough drop]

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Pastil

Pas"tel\, n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. Pastil.]

1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written pastil.] "Charming heads in pastel." --W. Black.

2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (Isatis tinctoria); also, the dye itself.

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