Skip to main content

castile

/ka-steel/US // kæˈstil //UK // (kæˈstiːl) //

卡斯蒂利亚,卡斯蒂尔,卡斯蒂亚,卡斯提尔

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Spanish Cas·ti·lla [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah]. /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/. 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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Castile was shot five times at close range by a police officer during a routine traffic stop, when he went to reach for his license, registration, and permit to carry a gun.

  • That title of Castile might become the cherished ideal in the Philippines if it were valued as I desire.

  • In Castile was ostentatiously displayed and lavishly spent great fortunes made in remote provinces by oppression and corruption.

  • To Castile came the annual galleons laden with the treasures of America.

  • Castile enjoyed the supremacy in that great assemblage of races and languages.

  • Have ready in a wash-kettle, a strong cold lather of clear water and white Castile soap.