How Do You Spell PESTLE?

1. A pestle, noun, refers to a tool or implement consisting of a sturdy, blunt, usually cylindrical-shaped object with a handle, predominantly made of materials such as wood, metal, or stone. It is commonly used in conjunction with a mortar, a bowl-shaped vessel, to pulverize, grind, or crush various substances into powdered form, most notably for culinary or pharmacological purposes. The pestle is specifically designed to be grasped firmly at the handle while the rounded, weighted end is applied in a pounding or crushing motion against the ingredients placed within a mortar, typically made to fit the pestle's contours, creating a grinding action. With its grinding capabilities, the pestle helps in breaking down and blending multiple components systematically, facilitating the extraction of essential flavors or active compounds from herbs, spices, or medicines.

   In addition to culinary applications, the pestle is an indispensable tool in fields like pharmacology, where it is utilized to crush and mix chemicals or compounds for the preparation of specific medications or pharmaceutical formulations. Moreover, the term "pestle" is occasionally employed metaphorically to describe any instrument or technique implementing vigorous grinding or pounding actions for various purposes, such as grinding minerals, creating pigments, or even grinding pepper. Overall, the pestle serves as a fundamental utensil for pulverizing and blending substances, making it an integral part of many cultural, medicinal, and scientific practices worldwide.

2. An instrument in the shape of a rod with one rounded and weighted extremity, used for bruising and breaking substances in a mortar.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

3. That with which anything is pounded in a mortar.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

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The word "pestle" traces its origins back to Latin. It is derived from the Latin word "pistillum", which means a pounder or a pestle. The Latin term "pistillum" itself comes from the verb "pinsere", meaning "to pound or crush". This term was later adopted into Old French as "pestel" and then into Middle English as "pestel" before evolving to its current form, "pestle".

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Plural form of PESTLE is PESTLES

Conjugate verb Pestle

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