pastille
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- noun
- /pæˈstɪl/
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pastilla
- After dinner, she enjoyed a peppermint pastille to freshen her breath.
Throat coat, Singer's necessities, Grether's pastilles, also singer necessities.
- Throat coat, Singer's necessities, Grether's pastilles, also singer necessities.
Examples
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Hair grips, nail varnish, throat pastilles, Syrup of Figs.
Fiction book (2000) -
. . . . .and some chocolate pastilles.
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The university library was one of the first places to be destroyed, using petrol and incendiary pastilles.
Blog text (6) -
Puking Pastilles.
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-Puking Pastilles.
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Throat coat, Singer's necessities, Grether's pastilles, also singer necessities.
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To soothe her sore throat, she sucked on a menthol pastille while reading a book.
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He carried a packet of honey-flavored pastilles in his bag for when he felt a cough coming on.
Synonyms
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5.4
A small sweet tablet with medicine that dissolves slowly in the mouth to soothe a sore throat
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A small sweet with medicine that helps a sore throat and stops coughing
A small medicated lozenge that dissolves in the mouth to soothe the throat
A small sweet tablet that dissolves in the mouth to soothe sore throats and coughs
How Soothing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pastille comes from the Latin pastillus, a small form of pasta meaning 'dough' or 'paste', and is related to the English word paste. Think of a tiny 'little cake' or soft paste you let dissolve in your mouth, so a pastille is a small flavored lozenge used to soothe the throat.