pastil

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After well beating in a mortar, the pastils are formed in shape with a pastil mould, and gradually dried.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

Maximilian embraced his friend and swallowed the pastil.

From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I by Lermina, Jules

Stood there not behind the pulpit-stairs the sacristy-cabin, and in this was there not a church-library of consequence—no schoolboy could have buckled it wholly in his book-strap—lying under the minever cover of pastil dust?

From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas

Now a well-made pastil should not develope any odor of its own, but simply volatilize that fragrant matter, whatever it be, used in its manufacture.

From The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants by Piesse, George William Septimus

Her ladyship rose, and taking a stick of Eastern pastil from a majolica dish in a corner made Nino light it from a wax taper.

From A Roman Singer by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)