pastille

noun

pas·​tille pa-ˈstēl 

variants or less commonly pastil

ˈpa-stᵊl 

1

: a small mass of aromatic paste for fumigating or scenting the air of a room

2

: lozenge sense 3

Examples of pastille in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The minibar alone was a work of art—literally—hand-painted by Austrian artist Marie Hartig to resemble a still life and stocked with local treats, such as Bad Ischl pastilles and bottled cocktails from the Farthofer distillery. — Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025

Innovations in formulation—such as high-purity extracts, dronabinol pills, and cannabinoid pastilles—are expanding therapeutic use across neurology, chronic pain, and oncology. — Robert Hoban, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

There’s the 1969 Glass Bag, composed of glass pastilles by Venini, a famed Italian glassworks company founded in Venice in 1921. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024

The wine’s hunger-pang-inducing aromas of warm sourdough bread, raspberries and Meyer lemons lead to bright red cherry and lemon pastille flavors. — Michael Alberty, oregonlive, 26 Dec. 2022

Swap out the nuclear-yellow Peeps for for Marchesi pastilles—equally as festive, not as equally stomachache and sugar-crash inducing. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2018

According to archives of the Patent Trader newspaper, aromatic wood or pastilles were burned in small ceramic containers as air freshener. — Kelsey Kloss, ELLE Decor, 5 Aug. 2016

Word History

Etymology

French pastille, from Latin pastillus small loaf, lozenge; akin to Latin panis bread — more at food

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for pastille

• bastille

Medical Definition

pastille

noun

pas·​tille pas-ˈtē(ə)l 

variants also pastil

ˈpas-tᵊl 

: lozenge