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pastille

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Noun

  1. An often round and somewhat flat flavoured candy or sweet.
  2. Any small, usually round and somewhat flat, granular piece of material; a tablet.
  3. Any small, usually round and somewhat flat, granular piece of material; a tablet: A small pellet containing aromatic substances, burned to diffuse a fragrance or to disinfect or fumigate.
  4. A medicinal pill, originally made of compressed herbs.
  5. A 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.
  6. Nonstandard spelling of pastel (“crayon made from a type of dried paste; drawing made using such crayons”).

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