Definition of Pastilles

1. Noun. (plural of pastille) ¹

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Definition of Pastilles

1. pastille [n] - See also: pastille

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pastilles

pastichio
pastichios
pastie
pastier
pastiera
pastieras
pasties
pastiest
pastil
pastilla
pastillas
pastillation
pastillator
pastillators
pastille
pastilles (current term)
pastils
pastily
pastimes
pastina
pastinas
pastiness
pastinesses
pasting
pastings
pastirma
pastis
pastises

Literary usage of Pastilles

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Druggist (1890)
"To convert this into pastilles, cut off | i., melt in a small water-bath, add the medicament ... The following pastilles are official in the Throat Hospital ..."

2. Perfumery by Campbell Morfit (1853)
"TUB pastilles of cachou, it is true, have the property of perfuming the breath, ... The preparation of the following excellent pastilles is recommended. ..."

3. The Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1878)
"Other censors, with incense balls or pastilles within. These last t wo are from the tombs near the Pyramids. No. 598. Fig. 1. Throwing the balls of incense ..."

4. Heredity, Health and Personal Beauty by John Vietch Shoemaker (1890)
"The pastilles are sometimes dissolved in rose-water, and the lotion thus made is applied to the face. This mode of using them produces the ..."

5. The Journal of Laryngology and Rhinology (1887)
"We have received samples of these pastilles, and are convinced that they only ... They have the advantage over most other pastilles of the same kind of ..."

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