CASTILE


Meaning of CASTILE in English

/ka steel"/ , n.

1. Spanish, Castilla /kahs tee"lyah, -yah/ . a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.

2. Also called Castile soap . a variety of mild soap, made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide.

3. any hard soap made from fats and oils, often partly from olive oil.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .