Was'tel, n.

noun

(wŏs'tel), n. [O. Fr. wastel, gastel, gastial, N. Fr. gâteau, Pr. gast'l, L. Lat. wastellus, from M. H. Ger. wastel, a kind of bread, allied to O. H. Ger. wist, food, A.-S. wist, victual, Goth. wists, substance, viands, food.] A kind of white and fine bread or cake. [Obs.]