pastiglio
/paˈstiːlɪəʊ/ /paˈstiːljəʊ/rare
noun
= pastiglia.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Technical Bulletin. Probably alteration of pastiglia, by confusion of the gender of the Italian word.
- the whole schmear
- the whole shooting match
- the Whore of Babylon
- the windows of the soul
- the wish is father to the thought
- the witching hour
- the Word (of God)
- the word on the street
- the work of ——
- the world and his wife
- the world is your oyster
- the world, the flesh, and the devil
- the worried well
- the worse for drink
- the worse for wear
- the writing (or handwriting) is on the wall
- the Writings
- the wrong side of the tracks
- the wrong way round
- thewy
- they
- they-all
- they-all's
- they'd
- the year dot