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pastille |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pastil \Pas"til\, Pastille \Pas*tille"\, n. [F. pastille, L. pastillusa pastus food. See {Pasture}, and cf {Pastel}.] 1. (Pharmacy) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pastille n : a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat [syn: {cough drop}, {troche}, {pastil}]
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