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Castile
[ ka-steel ]
noun
- Spanish Cas·ti·lla [kahs-, tee, -lyah, -yah]. a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- Also called Castile soap. a variety of mild soap, made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide.
- any hard soap made from fats and oils, often partly from olive oil.
Castile
/ kæˈstiːl; kasˈtiʎa /
noun
- a former kingdom comprising most of modern Spain: originally part of León, it became an independent kingdom in the 10th century and united with Aragon (1469), the first step in the formation of the Spanish state
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That title of Castile might become the cherished ideal in the Philippines if it were valued as I desire.
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In Castile was ostentatiously displayed and lavishly spent great fortunes made in remote provinces by oppression and corruption.
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To Castile came the annual galleons laden with the treasures of America.
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Castile enjoyed the supremacy in that great assemblage of races and languages.
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Have ready in a wash-kettle, a strong cold lather of clear water and white Castile soap.
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