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pas⋅tille

  [pa-steel, -stil]
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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.
Also, pas⋅til  [pas-til] .

Origin:
1610–20; < F < Sp pastilla; akin to L pastillus lump of meal, lozenge, akin to pānis bread
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pas·tille   (pā-stēl')   
n.  

  1. A small medicated or flavored tablet; a troche.

  2. A tablet containing aromatic substances that is burned to fumigate or deodorize the air.

  3. 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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pas·tille
Pronunciation: pas-'tE(&)l
Variant: also pas·til /'pas-t&l/
Function: noun
: LOZENGE
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pastille pas·tille or pas·til (pā-stēl')
n.

  1. A small medicated or flavored tablet; a troche.

  2. A tablet containing aromatic substances that is burned to fumigate or deodorize the air.

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