Definitions for pastille

pastille pas·tille

Spelling: [pa-steel, -stil]
IPA: /pæˈstil, -ˈstɪl/

Pastille is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 410 anagrams from letters in pastille (aeillpst).

Definitions for pastille

noun

  1. a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
  2. a roll or cone of paste containing aromatic substances, burned as a disinfectant or deodorant.
  3. pastel for crayons.
  4. a crayon made of pastel.

Origin of pastille

1610-20; French Spanish pastilla; akin to Latin pastillus lump of meal, lozenge, akin to pānis bread

Examples for pastille

The pastille fizzes, and begins to emit a dense white smoke, and a suffocating odour.

It seemed as though some pastille were burning somewhere, for soon it became almost sickening, an odour utterly overbearing.

There was, even on the little stone staircase, a faint odour of pastille or scent spray, or something of feminine suggestion.

A pastille (lozenge) is a disc-shaped sweetmeat, but a pastel (crayon) is a pencil made of coloured chalk.

Those mosquitoes have paid you out for that pastille—by Jove, they have!

But upon Oswald De Gex, who was still munching his pastille, the odour apparently had no effect.

Perhaps he exhales a delicate scent, as he chews a pastille.

Scenes taken from mythology were done in what was known as "pastille," composition work raised and painted on a gold background.

The pastille produced its effect; the poet felt a sudden inspiration, left the hall and flew to compose the projected satire.

Word Value for pastille
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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