Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ceramics, ornamentation by means of a surface-application of scrolls, flowers, and the like, modeled separately in clay.
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Examples
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For that final touch of elegance, Mama adorns each cupcake with a hand-made pastillage decoration – a slightly sweet and beautiful confection.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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Tomorrow I think we need to devote to chocolate, except for the base for the sugar piece, the cast piece, and the pastillage.
Archive 2005-10-01 Emma Goldman 2005
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The pastillage in back is lame (all my pieces broke), and we were only supposed to have one rose; I did a second one because my larger one (the one in front/on the bottom) broke a little and didn't fit on the middle part of the piece, which left a big open space in the middle.
All Done Emma Goldman 2005
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We then made pastillage--a concoction of confectioner's sugar, water, vinegar, and gelatin--for the figures for the top of the cake.
Archive 2005-08-01 Emma Goldman 2005
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Tomorrow I think we need to devote to chocolate, except for the base for the sugar piece, the cast piece, and the pastillage.
Dazed, but Not So Confused Emma Goldman 2005
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The pastillage in back is lame (all my pieces broke), and we were only supposed to have one rose; I did a second one because my larger one (the one in front/on the bottom) broke a little and didn't fit on the middle part of the piece, which left a big open space in the middle.
Archive 2005-10-01 Emma Goldman 2005
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The estimated 2000 gingerbread, marzipan, sugar, cookie dough, salt dough, pastillage and chocolate ornaments were donated by both career and professional culinary programs as well as nonvocational culinary programs.
White House Christmas Theme Information ITY National Archives 1995
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When the object is dry it will be firm enough to set on the table and use as a container for light, dry foods, such as other pastillage work, biscuits, and nuts.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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Below are cutters and a leaf mold for pastillage and a variety of molds for ices; many of these shapes, including the crayfish and the asparagus stalk, were still in use a century and more later.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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Above, workers make flowers from pastillage, or gum paste dough, a mixture of sugar and gum tragacanth.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
vendingmachine commented on the word pastillage
"Pastillage is a mixture of powdered sugar, gelatin, and cornstarch that dries to a porous, rigid form.
With care and patience, it's possible to make very intricate pastillage showpieces, such as detailed flowers, figures, and even delicate architectural details - perfect for victorian trim on gingerbread houses!"
--Gingerbread House Heaven
April 25, 2016