'Pastille' definitions:
Definition of 'pastille'
From: WordNet
noun
Definition of 'Pastille'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An aromatic or medicated lozenge, especially one used to soothe a sore throat; a troche. [WordNet sense 1]
- Syn: cough drop, troche. [1913 Webster]
- 3. See Pastel, a crayon. [1913 Webster]