Partly from the following:[1]
- From LateMiddle Englishpastil,pastill(“crushed leek leaves; vegetable pulp”),[2] borrowed fromOld Frenchpastel, probably fromLatinpastillus,pastillum(“small bread roll; lozenge to freshen breath; medicated lozenge”), possibly frompāstus(“fed, nourished; consumed; having eaten; of an animal: driven to pasture, pastured; having browsed or grazed”) +-illus(diminutivesuffix).Pāstus is theperfectpassiveparticiple ofpāscō(“to feed, nourish; to maintain, support; of an animal: to drive to pasture, pasture; to browse, graze”), ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*peh₂-(“to protect; to shepherd”).
- Borrowed fromFrenchpastille(“candy or medicinal lozenge; small fragrant pellet burnt to perfume the air; pellet, pill”), and from itsetymonSpanishpastilla(“candy or medicinal lozenge; small fragrant pellet burnt to perfume the air”), fromLatinpastillus,pastillum; see above.
Doublet ofpastegh,pastel,pastiglia,pastila, andpastilla.
pastille (pluralpastilles)
- An oftenround and somewhatflatflavouredcandy orsweet.
- Anysmall, usually round and somewhat flat,granularpiece ofmaterial; atablet.
2003,The Complete Drawing & Painting Course,→ISBN, page201:Watercolors of professional quality come in smallpastilles of dry pigment, in pans of semi-moist paint, or in tubes or bottles of liquid watercolor.
- (specifically, historical) A smallpelletcontainingaromaticsubstances,burned todiffuse afragrance or todisinfect orfumigate.
1891,Oscar Wilde,The Picture of Dorian Gray:At the end he felt faint and sick, and having lit some Algerianpastilles in a pierced copper brazier, he bathed his hands and forehead with a cool musk-scented vinegar.
- (pharmacy)
- (historical) Amedicinalpill,originallymade ofcompressedherbs.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck,Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page14:In the desperate search for amatory satisfactions, the most monstrous ingredients have throughout the ages, been sought and compounded into electuaries andpastilles, philtres and ointments.
- A candy- or sweet-likelozenge, which, whensucked,releases substances thatsoothe asore throat, and sometimesvapours to helpunblock thenose orsinuses.
- Synonyms:cough drop,troche
often round and somewhat flat flavoured candy or sweet
small, usually round and somewhat flat, granular piece of material
—see alsotabletsmall pellet containing aromatic substances, burned to diffuse a fragrance or to disinfect or fumigate
candy- or sweet-like lozenge, which, when sucked, releases substances that soothe a sore throat, and sometimes vapours to help unblock the nose or sinuses
Seepastel.
pastille (pluralpastilles)
- (obsolete, art)Nonstandard spelling ofpastel(“crayonmade from atype ofdriedpaste;drawing madeusing such crayons”).
- ^Compare“pastille,n.”, inOED Online
, Oxford:Oxford University Press,June 2021;“pastille,n.”, inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022. - ^“pastil,n.”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.
FromSpanishpastilla(“small roll of fragrant dough”), fromLatinpastellum(“dough, paste”), a diminutive form ofpasta(“dough, paste”).Doublet ofpastel.
pastille f (pluralpastilles)
- (archaic) small roll ofdough containingfragrant ingredientsbaked in order toperfume the air
- pastille,lozenge,drop (medicinal or candy)
J'ai acheté despastilles contre la toux.- I bought some coughdrops.
- lozenge-shapedfigure in adesign
- the conductive part of aprinted circuit board that components are fixed to
, Oxford:Oxford University Press,June 2021;“pastille,n.”, inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.
