Synonyms for pastille

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pa-steel, -stil

Phonetic Transcription : pæˈstil, -ˈstɪl

Définition of pastille

As in cough drop : noun medicated lozenge
As in lozenge : noun medicinal dose

Example sentences :

Those mosquitoes have paid you out for that pastille—by Jove, they have!
Extract from : « The Travelling Companions » by F. Anstey

Perhaps he exhales a delicate scent, as he chews a pastille.
Extract from : « The Physiology of Marriage, Complete » by Honore de Balzac

A pastille (lozenge) is a disc-shaped sweetmeat, but a pastel (crayon) is a pencil made of coloured chalk.
Extract from : « The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto » by George Cox

There was, even on the little stone staircase, a faint odour of pastille or scent spray, or something of feminine suggestion.
Extract from : « From One Generation to Another » by Henry Seton Merriman

But upon Oswald De Gex, who was still munching his pastille, the odour apparently had no effect.
Extract from : « The Stretton Street Affair » by William Le Queux

It seemed as though some pastille were burning somewhere, for soon it became almost sickening, an odour utterly overbearing.
Extract from : « The Stretton Street Affair » by William Le Queux

Scenes taken from mythology were done in what was known as "pastille," composition work raised and painted on a gold background.
Extract from : « Woman as Decoration » by Emily Burbank

The pastille produced its effect; the poet felt a sudden inspiration, left the hall and flew to compose the projected satire.
Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 17, Issue 495, June 25, 1831 » by Various

The pastille fizzes, and begins to emit a dense white smoke, and a suffocating odour.
Extract from : « The Travelling Companions » by F. Anstey

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