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castile soap

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Cas⋅tile

[ka-steel]
–noun
1. Spanish, Cas⋅ti⋅lla [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.
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Castile soap also cas·tile soap   (kās-tēl')   
n.  A fine, hard, white, odorless soap made with olive oil and sodium hydroxide.

[After Castile.]
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Main Entry: cas·tile soap
Pronunciation: (")kas-"tEl-
Function: noun
: a fine hard bland soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide; also : any of various similar soaps
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