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pastille
noun pas·tille \pas-ˈtēl\
Definition of PASTILLE
1
: a small mass of aromatic paste for fumigating or scenting the air of a room
2
: lozenge 3
Variants of PASTILLE
pas·tille also pas·til \ˈpas-təl\
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Origin of PASTILLE
French pastille, from Latin pastillus small loaf, lozenge; akin to Latin panis bread — more at food
First Known Use: 1658
Rhymes with PASTILLE
aiguille, all-wheel, anneal, appeal, big deal, big wheel, bilge keel, bonemeal, bonspiel, cam wheel, Castile, cartwheel, chainwheel, chenille, cogwheel, conceal, congeal, cornmeal, done deal, eared seal, enwheel, fifth wheel, fish meal, flywheel, forefeel, for real, four-wheel, freewheel, fur seal, genteel, get real, good deal, great seal, handwheel, harp seal, ideal, inchmeal, mild steel, mill wheel, misdeal, mobile, Mobile, monk seal, mouthfeel, New Deal, newsreel, nosewheel, oatmeal, O'Neal, piecemeal, pinwheel, prayer wheel, raw deal, repeal, reveal, schlemiel, self-heal, side-wheel, singspiel, somedeal, spike heel, stabile, tahsil, Tar Heel, thumbwheel, unreel, unseal, worm wheel
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pastille
noun pas·tille \pas-ˈtē(ə)l\
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