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  • noun Plural form of pastille.

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Examples

  • So while it may be permissible in north or west London to spend the game nibbling on Piedmontese pralines or sucking Portuguese verbena pastilles, in my goitred neck of the woods even the furtive consumption of a Lindor is likely to be regarded with suspicion.

    Chewing on some long-forgotten gems from the terraces | Harry Pearson 2012

  • From the window he could see the packets of Chocorange and Strawpink ranked neatly alongside throat pastilles and indelicately close to condoms.

    Portobello Ruth Rendell 2010

  • Step One: Melt the beeswax in a double boiler. 16 oz of beeswax pastilles will melt down to about 10.5 oz of volume.

    Candle Making - Set up and Melting Anne-Marie 2007

  • Step One: Melt the beeswax in a double boiler. 16 oz of beeswax pastilles will melt down to about 10.5 oz of volume.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Anne-Marie 2007

  • In between hysterical sobbing and eating fruit pastilles, I have been busy doing Exciting Things with Wordpress.

    By the way... Fathorse 2009

  • Dudes, I was popping throat pastilles like they were sweet, sweet candy.

    Archive 2009-02-01 RICHARD 2009

  • When I was a child my Nana used to bring little tins of Grether's black currant pastilles back from trips "abroad".

    Aftelier Cassis: Perfume Review Marina Geigert 2009

  • Dudes, I was popping throat pastilles like they were sweet, sweet candy.

    Urgh, Had a Cold = Felt Like Crap RICHARD 2009

  • In between hysterical sobbing and eating fruit pastilles, I have been busy doing Exciting Things with Wordpress.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Fathorse 2009

  • Involving almond stuffed olives, Droste bittersweet pastilles, 2 much Meyers, , a pair of A-7 Voice of the Theatre speakerz and strange Jamaican vegetation.. oh yes, an abowt a dozen huumins playing the part of the ratz.

    4 out of 5 dentists recommend - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

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