pastil
/pa-steel, -stil/US // pæˈstil, -ˈstɪl //UK // (ˈpæstɪl) //
膏药,浆果,粘贴,糊涂虫
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a flavored or medicated lozenge; troche.
- : a roll or cone of paste containing aromatic substances, burned as a disinfectant or deodorant.
- : pastel for crayons.
- : a crayon made of pastel.
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Examples
(from his bed, suspiciously, to Culchard, who is setting fire to a small pastille in a soap-dish).
The pastille fizzes, and begins to emit a dense white smoke, and a suffocating odour.
Those mosquitoes have paid you out for that pastille—by Jove, they have!
The pastille produced its effect; the poet felt a sudden inspiration, left the hall and flew to compose the projected satire.
There was, even on the little stone staircase, a faint odour of pastille or scent spray, or something of feminine suggestion.
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