noun Download 🔗Share Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue and lavender Examples : "The baby's nursery was decorated in a soft pastille of lavender and pale green. " color appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A drawing made with any of those colors. Examples : "The art student showed us a beautiful pastille of a sunset, created with soft, chalky pigments. " art color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A type of dried paste used to make crayons. Examples : "The art teacher used pastille to create vibrant colors for her students' crayons. " material stationery art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A crayon made from such a paste. Examples : "The artist used a soft, brown pastille to shade the horse's flank in her drawing. " material stationery art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Woad. Examples : "Wool was dyed in the pastel vat." color substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A traditional dish in various Latin American countries, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone. Examples : "My abuela always makes pastilles for Christmas, and they are my favorite part of the holiday meal. " food culture tradition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A soft flavoured sweet/candy. Examples : "After singing in the choir, I sucked on a lemon pastille to soothe my sore throat. " food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A medicinal pill, originally compressed herbs. A throat pastille is a large candy-like lozenge, which, when sucked, releases oils to soothe a sore throat and sometimes vapors to help unblock the nose or sinuses. Examples : "When I had a sore throat, my mother gave me a cherry-flavored pastille to suck on. " medicine substance food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small granular half-spheroid piece of material. Examples : "She sucked on a soothing cough pastille to ease her sore throat. " medicine material substance item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small cone of charcoal and aromatic substances, burned either as incense, or as a means of diffusing an agreeable odour. Examples : "The small room, usually smelling of old books, had a pleasant, smoky scent from the burning pastille on the windowsill. " substance material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A paper tube containing a firework that causes a small wheel to rotate in burning. Examples : "The child carefully placed the pastille on the ground and watched the small firework wheel spin. " entertainment item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading