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- Dictionarypastille/ˈpast(ɪ)l/
noun
- 1. a small sweet or lozenge: British "fruit pastilles"
- 2. a small pellet of aromatic paste burnt as a perfume or deodorizer: "a perforated bowl used for burning sweet-smelling pastilles"
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The meaning of PASTILLE is a small mass of aromatic paste for fumigating or scenting the air of a room.
PASTILLE definition: 1. a type of small round sweet that can be sucked or chewed: 2. a type of small round candy that…. Learn more.
A pastille is a type of sweet or medicinal pill made of a thick liquid that has been solidified and is meant to be consumed by light chewing and allowing it to dissolve in the mouth. The term is also used to describe certain forms of incense .
a small flavoured or medicated lozenge for chewing. an aromatic substance burnt to fumigate the air. med a small coated paper disc formerly used to estimate the dose or intensity of radiation (esp of X-rays): it changes colour when exposed. a variant of pastel.
PASTILLE meaning: 1. a type of small round sweet that can be sucked or chewed: 2. a type of small round candy that…. Learn more.
A pastille is a small, round sweet or piece of candy that has a fruit flavour. Some pastilles contain medicine and you can suck them if you have a sore throat or a cough.
noun. /ˈpæstəl/ /pæˈstiːl/ (especially British English) a small sweet that you eat by keeping it in your mouth, especially one that tastes of fruit or that contains medicine for a sore throat (= a painful throat because of an infection) fruit pastilles. throat pastilles. Topics Food c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
