- Castile Cas·tile n
- [kæ'stiːl]
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Castile Cas·tile n
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Cas|tile — «kas TEEL», noun. = Castile soap. (Cf. ↑Castile soap) … Useful english dictionary
Castile — Cas•tile [[t]kæˈstil[/t]] n. 1) geg Spanish, Cas•ti•lla [[t]kɑsˈti lyɑ, yɑ[/t]] a former kingdom comprising most of Spain 2) Also called Castile′ soap′. a variety of mild soap, made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide … From formal English to slang
Castile soap — Cas tile soap [From Castile, or Castilia, a province in Spain, from which it originally came.] A kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, made with olive oil and soda; also, a soap made in imitation of the above described soap. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
castile soap — cas·tile soap (.)kas .tēl n a fine hard bland soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide also any of various similar soaps … Medical dictionary
castile — cas·tile … English syllables
Old Castile — Old′ Cas•tile′ [[t]kæˈstil[/t]] n. geg a region in N Spain: formerly a province Spanish, Castilla la Vieja … From formal English to slang
Castilesoap — Castile soap also cas·tile soap (kăs tēlʹ) n. A fine, hard, white, odorless soap made with olive oil and sodium hydroxide. [After Castile.] * * * … Universalium
CHILLÓN — CHILLÓN, town in Castile, south central Spain. The Jewish community in Chillón was destroyed during the anti Jewish riots in Spain of 1391. After 1492 it was an important center of the conversos . One of them, Isabel Sanchez, not only informed… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
